About the Authors

Konstantin A. Krychtiuk

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Stefan P. Kastl

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Stefan Pfaffenberger

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Max Lenz

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Sebastian L. Hofbauer

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Anna Wonnerth

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Lorenz Koller

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Katharina M. Katsaros

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Pongratz

Affiliation Krankenanstalten Dr. Dostal, Saarplatz 9, 1190, Vienna, Austria

Georg Goliasch

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Alexander Niessner

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Ludovit Gaspar

Affiliation 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Vajanského nábrežie, 811 02, Bratislava, Slovakia

Kurt Huber

Affiliations Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, 3rd Medical Department, Wilhelminenhospital, Montleartstraße 37, 1160, Vienna, Austria

Gerald Maurer

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Elisabeth Dostal

Affiliation Krankenanstalten Dr. Dostal, Saarplatz 9, 1190, Vienna, Austria

Johann Wojta

johann.wojta@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, Core Facilities, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Stanislav Oravec

Affiliations Krankenanstalten Dr. Dostal, Saarplatz 9, 1190, Vienna, Austria, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Vajanského nábrežie, 811 02, Bratislava, Slovakia

Walter S. Speidl

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine II—Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SPK JW SP WSS. Performed the experiments: KAK SLH AW TP GG KMK SP AN LK ML. Analyzed the data: KAK SO WSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ED KH GM. Wrote the paper: KAK JW WSS. Critically read the manuscript: SP AN LG JW GM KH ED SO LK. Revised the manuscript: SP AN LG JW GM KH ED SO LK. Contributed to the manuscript: SP AN LG JW GM KH ED SO LK.