About the Authors

Helle Wulf-Johansson

hwulf@health.sdu.dk

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Sofie Lock Johansson

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Anders Schlosser

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Anne Trommelholt Holm

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Lars Melholt Rasmussen

Affiliations Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Odense Patient data Explorative Network (OPEN), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Hans Mickley

Affiliations Odense Patient data Explorative Network (OPEN), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Axel C. P. Diederichsen

Affiliations Odense Patient data Explorative Network (OPEN), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Henrik Munkholm

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Lillebælt Hospital Vejle, Vejle, Denmark

Tina Svenstrup Poulsen

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Ida Tornøe

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Vicki Nielsen

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Niels Marcussen

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Jørgen Vestbo

Affiliations Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Respiratory and Allergy Research Group, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Susanne Gjørup Sækmose

Affiliations Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, Department of Clinical Immunology, Næstved Hospital, Næstved, Denmark

Uffe Holmskov

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Grith Lykke Sorensen

Affiliation Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HWJ GLS AS LMR HM ACPD HM TSP UH. Performed the experiments: HWJ AS ATH IT VN. Analyzed the data: HWJ GLS SLJ NM JV SGS UH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AS LMR HM ACPD HM TSP NM IT VN. Wrote the paper: HWJ GLS AS LMR HM ACPD UH.