About the Authors

Adam D. Gepner

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Megan E. Piper

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Miguel A. Leal

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Asha Asthana

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Michael C. Fiore

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Timothy B. Baker

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

James H. Stein

jhs@medicine.wisc.edu

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ADG MCF TBB JHS. Performed the experiments: MEP MCF TBB. Analyzed the data: ADG MEP MAL JHS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MEP AA. Wrote the paper: ADG JHS.