About the Authors

Ana Paula Breda

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Andre Luis Pereira de Albuquerque

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Carlos Jardim

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciana Kato Morinaga

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Milena Mako Suesada

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bruno Dias

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Burgomeister Lourenço

Affiliation Radiology Department, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Joao Marcos Salge

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rogerio Souza

rogerio.souza@incor.usp.br

Affiliation Pulmonary Department, Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB AA CJ RS CF. Performed the experiments: AB MS LM RL BD JS. Analyzed the data: RS AA CJ JS CF. Wrote the paper: AB AA CJ RS CF.