Elements of Financial/Personal Conflicts	*Author 1 ML Paudel		Author 2 BC Taylor		Author 3 SJ Diem		Author 4 KL Stone
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Employment or Affiliation		X		X		X		X
Grants/Funds		X		X		X	X
Honoraria		X		X		X		X
Speaker Forum		X		X		X		X
Consultant		X		X		X		X
Stocks		X		X		X		X
Royalties		X		X		X		X
Expert Testimony		X		X		X		X
Board Member		X		X		X		X
Patents		X		X		X		X
Personal Relationship	X	X	X	X

For “yes” x mark(s): give brief explanation below:

Dr. Stone was instrumental in obtaining funding for the NIH and NHLBI grants listed under Funding Sources on the title page