About the Authors

Nathalie M. M. Benda

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Joost P. H. Seeger

Affiliations Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Guus G. C. F. Stevens

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Bregina T. P. Hijmans-Kersten

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Arie P. J. van Dijk

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Louise Bellersen

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Evert J. P. Lamfers

Affiliation Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Maria T. E. Hopman

Affiliation Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Dick H. J. Thijssen

dick.thijssen@radboudumc.nl

Affiliations Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NMMB JPHS APJD MTEH DHJT. Performed the experiments: NMMB JPHS GGCFS BTPH APJD DHJT. Analyzed the data: NMMB JPHS GGCFS BTPH APJD DHJT. Wrote the paper: NMMB JPHS GGCFS BTPH APJD LB EJPL MTEH DHJT. Recruitment of participants: NMMB JPHS APJD LB EJPL. Interpretation of results: NMMB APJD MTEH DHJT.