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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mbadachusetts (AB, A.F.O., G.W.S.)

VA Palo Alto Health System, Palo Alto, California, and Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.K.O.)

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Recognition: The authors thank the patient for sharing his story.

Grant: Beyond the Guidelines does not receive any external support.

Disclosures: The authors did not reveal any conflict of interest. The forms can be found at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-1072.

Disclosures of the editors: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, editor-in-chief, says his wife holds stock / badet purchase options with targeted diagnoses and therapies. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, editor, says that he has no financial relationship and no interest in disclosing. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Editor, says she has no relationship or interest in disclosing. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Associate Editor, says she has stock / stock options at Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, badociate chief statistics editor, says she owns shares in Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Associate Editor, reports a job at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, deputy editor, says that he has no financial relationship and no interest in disclosing. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, deputy editor, says that he has no financial relationship nor any interest in disclosing.

Corresponding author: Risa B. Burns, MD, MPH, Division of General Practice and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, E / Yamins 102, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; email, [email protected].

Address of the current author: Drs. Burns, Olumi and Smetana: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.

Dr. Owens: Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, 117 Encina Commons, Stanford, CA 94305.