About the Authors

Giorgio L. Colombo

giorgio.colombo@unipv.it

Affiliations Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, S.A.V.E. Studi Analisi Valutazioni Economiche, Milan, Italy

Enrico Agabiti-Rosei

Affiliation Division of Medicine and Surgery, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

Alberto Margonato

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy

Claudio Mencacci

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milan, Italy

Carlo Maurizio Montecucco

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Roberto Trevisan

Affiliation Unit of Diabetology, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

Competing Interests

Author GLC is also scientific director of S.A.V.E. Studi Analisi Valutazioni Economiche, Milan (Italy). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: GC EAR AM CM CMM RT. Wrote the paper: GC EAR AM CM CMM RT.