About the Authors

Andrew T. Treweeke

Affiliation Department of Diabetes & Cardiovascular Science, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, United Kingdom

Benjamin H. Maskrey

Affiliation Department of Diabetes & Cardiovascular Science, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, United Kingdom

Kirsty Hickson

Affiliation Department of Diabetes & Cardiovascular Science, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, United Kingdom

John H. Miller

Affiliation Radiology, NHS Highland, Inverness, United Kingdom

Stephen J. Leslie

Affiliations Department of Diabetes & Cardiovascular Science, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, United Kingdom, Cardiology, NHS Highland, Inverness, United Kingdom, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Stirling, Inverness, United Kingdom

Ian L. Megson

ian.megson@uhi.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Diabetes & Cardiovascular Science, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Dr. John Miller has received honoraria for talks for GE United Kingdom plc and Covidien plc. He has also been paid for lectures by Pfizer Ltd, but this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHM SJL ILM. Performed the experiments: ATT BMH KH. Analyzed the data: ATT BMH ILM. Wrote the paper: ATT BMH KH JHM SJL ILM.