About the Authors

Irma L. Geenen

Contributed equally to this work with: Irma L. Geenen, Felix F. Kolk

i.geenen@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliations Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Felix F. Kolk

Contributed equally to this work with: Irma L. Geenen, Felix F. Kolk

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Daniel G. Molin

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Allard Wagenaar

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mathijs G. Compeer

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jan H. Tordoir

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Geert W. Schurink

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jo G. De Mey

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mark J. Post

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ILG FFK AW MGC JGD GS MJP. Performed the experiments: ILG FFK AW. Analyzed the data: ILG FFK MJP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MGC JGD. Wrote the paper: ILG FFK DGM JGD JHT GWS MJP.