About the Authors
- Lars Wallentin
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: lars.wallentin@ucr.uu.se (LW); Agneta.Siegbahn@medsci.uu.se (AS)
Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Niclas Eriksson
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Maciej Olszowka
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Tanja B. Grammer
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Emil Hagström
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Claes Held
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Marcus E. Kleber
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Medical Clinic V, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Wolfgang Koenig
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany, Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Winfried März
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Medical Clinic V, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, SYNLAB Academy, SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH, Mannheim and Augsburg, Germany
- Ralph A. H. Stewart
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Harvey D. White
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Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Mikael Åberg
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Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Agneta Siegbahn
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: lars.wallentin@ucr.uu.se (LW); Agneta.Siegbahn@medsci.uu.se (AS)
Affiliations Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: LW reports institutional research grants from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Roche Diagnostics; consulting fees from Abbott; holds two patents involving GDF-15, both licensed to Roche Diagnostics. NE and MO report institutional research grants from GlaxoSmithKline. EH reports institutional research grants from AstraZeneca, Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi; consulting fees from Amgen, NovoNordisk, Sanofi; speaker fees from AstraZeneca, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, NovoNordisk, Sanofi; principal investigator fees paid to institution from CSL Behring, Dalcor, Regeneron, Sanofi, The Medicines Company. WK reports research grants from Roche Diagnostics, Beckmann, Singulex, Abbott; other research support from European Research Agency (ERA-CVD); honoraria from Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Amgen; expert witness fees from Novartis; consultant/advisory board fees from Novartis, Pfizer, DalCor, Sanofi, Kowa, Amgen. CH reports Honoraria from Pfizer; consultant/advisory board fees from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim. MEK reports consulting/speaker fees from Bayer. WM reports grants and personal fees from Siemens Diagnostics, Abbott Diagnostics, AMGEN, Astrazeneca, Sanofi, BASF, Numares AG, employment from SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH. RAHS reports grants and non-financial support from GlaxoSmithKline. HDW reports research grants from Sanofi-Aventis, Dalcor Pharma, NIH, Eisai, Omthera Pharmaceuticals; other support from SAHMRI, ESC, AHA, Sanofi/Regeneron. AS reports institutional research grants from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer, Roche Diagnostics, GlaxoSmithKline; consulting fees from Olink Proteomics. TBG and MÅ have nothing to declare.