About the Authors

Joyce E. P. Vrijenhoek

Contributed equally to this work with: Joyce E. P. Vrijenhoek, Bastiaan G. L. Nelissen

j.e.p.vrijenhoek@umcutrecht.nl

Affiliations Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Bastiaan G. L. Nelissen

Contributed equally to this work with: Joyce E. P. Vrijenhoek, Bastiaan G. L. Nelissen

Affiliations Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Evelyn Velema

Affiliation Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Kristy Vons

Affiliation Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

Marinus J. C. Eijkemans

Affiliation Julius Center of Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Hester M. den. Ruijter

Affiliation Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Gert Jan de Borst

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Frans L. Moll

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Gerard Pasterkamp

Affiliation Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JV BN JPV FM GB GP. Performed the experiments: JV BN KV EV GP. Analyzed the data: JV BN ME HR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GB FM GP. Wrote the paper: JV BN EV KV JPV ME HR GB FM GP.