About the Authors

Caroline Schmidt-Lucke

caroline.schmidt-lucke@charite.de

Affiliations Department of Molecular Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, Department of Cardiology and Pulmonology, Charité, Berlin, Germany

Stephan Fichtlscherer

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Alexandra Aicher

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Carsten Tschöpe

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Pulmonology, Charité, Berlin, Germany

Heinz-Peter Schultheiss

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Pulmonology, Charité, Berlin, Germany

Andreas M. Zeiher

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Stefanie Dimmeler

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CSL AA. Performed the experiments: CSL SF. Analyzed the data: CSL SF AA CT HPS AMZ SD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CSL. Wrote the paper: CSL CT HPS AMZ SD.