About the Authors

Sahrai Saeed

sahrai.saeed@helse-bergen.no

Affiliations Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Ulrike Waje-Andreassen

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Annette Fromm

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Halvor Øygarden

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Marina V. Kokorina

Affiliation Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Halvor Naess

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Eva Gerdts

Affiliation Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EG SS UWA. Performed the experiments: SS MVK AF UWA HØ HN EG. Analyzed the data: SS EG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SS UWA AF HØ HN MVK EG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SS EG UWA.