About the Authors
- David Nilsson
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* E-mail: david.nilsson@med.lu.se
Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine Unit, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Richard Sutton
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Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Widet Tas
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Group, Clinical Research Centre, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Philippe Burri
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Group, Clinical Research Centre, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Olle Melander
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Group, Clinical Research Centre, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Artur Fedorowski
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Group, Clinical Research Centre, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
Competing Interests
AF and OM report the following conflict of interest: both coauthors are listed as co-inventors on a patent application “Biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis, assessment and therapy stratification of syncope” (PCT/EP2013/001081) for the use of BRAHMS CT-proAVP, CT-proET-1, and MR-proANP for diagnosis and management of syncope. The authors' declare that this does not alter their adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DN AF RS OM. Performed the experiments: DN AF WT PB. Analyzed the data: DN AF PB RS OM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AF OM PB WT. Wrote the paper: DN AF RS OM. Organized and filled in database: PB. Performed laboratory tests: WT.