About the Authors

Jessica L. Rohmann

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

jessica.rohmann@charite.de

Affiliations Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Public Health, Berlin, Germany

W. T. Longstreth Jr.

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Mary Cushman

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America

Annette L. Fitzpatrick

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Susan R. Heckbert

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Kenneth Rice

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Frits R. Rosendaal

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Colleen M. Sitlani

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Bruce M. Psaty

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Bob Siegerink

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

JLR, MC, ALF, SRH, KR, FRR, CMS and BS have no disclosures to report. WTL reports no disclosures except those related to funding from the NIH. BMP serves on the DSMB of a clinical trial funded by Zoll LifeCor and on the Steering Committee of the Yale Open Data Access Project funded by Johnson & Johnson. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.