About the Authors

Jesse Elliott

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Amy Johnston

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Don Husereau

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Shannon E. Kelly

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Caroline Eagles

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Alice Charach

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shu-Ching Hsieh

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Zemin Bai

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Alomgir Hossain

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Becky Skidmore

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Independent Information Specialist, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Eva Tsakonas

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Independent Research Consultant, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dagmara Chojecki

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Independent Information Specialist, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Muhammad Mamdani

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

George A. Wells

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

gawells@ottawaheart.ca

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

Don Husereau has provided advice and analysis for Eli Lilly Canada and Purdue Canada Inc. He is also an expert advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Alice Charach has received a limited one-time speaker honorarium from Janssen, Inc. She has no additional biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest to declare. Ms. Skidmore is a paid information consultant/contractor to the Ottawa Hospital Heart Institute. Muhammad Mamdani has served as a member of an advisory board for Hoffman La Roche, Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly Canada. None declared for JE, AJ, SK, C.E., SH, ZB, ET, DC, or GW. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.