About the Authors

Ruben N. Eppinga

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Minke H. T. Hartman

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Chris P. H. Lexis

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Margery A. Connelly

Affiliation LabCorp, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Erik Lipsic

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Iwan C. C. van der Horst

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Critical Care, Groningen, the Netherlands

Pim van der Harst

P.van.der.harst@umcg.nl

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Robin P. F. Dullaart

Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Endocrinology, Groningen, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors of this manuscript have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: MAC, PhD is an employee of LabCorp (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), however this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RPFD PH RNE. Analyzed the data: RNE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RPFD MAC. Wrote the paper: RNE MHTH DJV CPHL MAC EL ICCH PH RPFD.