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Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2012 Mar 12;163(4):535–40.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.01.003

Table I.

Schedule of visits and minimum recommended study procedures

Data collected	Visit 0	Visit 1 (12 mo)	Visit 2 (24 mo)
Informed consent	X	–	–
Medical history and physical examination	X	X	X
ECG	X	X^*	X^*
Echocardiography	X	X	X
Assessment for outcome events	–	X	X
Blood tests	X^†	–	–

Performance of ECGs at each follow-up visit is not mandated by the protocol, but data will be collected if done as part of routine practice.

^†

Include hemogram, basic biochemistry, and INR; performance of blood investigations are not mandated by the protocol, but data will be collected if tests are done as part of routine practice.