About the Authors

Agneta Siegbahn

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Agneta.Siegbahn@medsci.uu.se

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Niclas Eriksson

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Erika Assarsson

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Olink Proteomics, Uppsala, Sweden

Martin Lundberg

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Olink Proteomics, Uppsala, Sweden

Andrea Ballagi

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Olink Proteomics, Uppsala, Sweden

Claes Held

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Ralph A. H. Stewart

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Harvey D. White

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Mikael Åberg

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Lars Wallentin

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Competing Interests

I have read the journals policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AS reports institutional research grants from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Roche Diagnostics. NE reports institutional research grants from GlaxoSmithKline. EA, ML, and AB are employees of Olink Proteomics AB, Uppsala, Sweden. CH reports honoraria from Pfizer; consultant and advisory board fees from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim. RAHS reports research grants from GlaxoSmithKline. HDW reports research grants from GlaxoSmithKline; grants and steering committee fees from Eli Lilly and Company, Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Inc., DalCor Pharma UK Inc., American Regent and CSL Behring LCC; grants, steering committee fees and personal fees from Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd, Esperion Therapeutics, and Sanofi-Aventis; personal fees from AstraZeneca; support for attending the clinical trial forum from SAHMRI. MÅ reports no disclosures LW reports institutional research grants from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck&Co, Roche Diagnostics, Boehringer Ingelheim. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.