About the Authors
- Ruben N. Eppinga
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Minke H. T. Hartman
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Dirk J. van Veldhuisen
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Chris P. H. Lexis
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Margery A. Connelly
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Affiliation LabCorp, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Erik Lipsic
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Cardiology, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Iwan C. C. van der Horst
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Affiliation University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Department of Critical Care, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Pim van der Harst
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* E-mail: 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
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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.