About the Authors

Carmine Pizzi

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - DIMEC - Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Leopoldo Pagliani

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Veneto Institute of Oncology I.O.V. - IRCCS, Padua, Italy

Luca Dalle Carbonare

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Piergiuseppe Agostoni

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy, Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Egidio Imbalzano

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Polyclinic University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Gennaro Galasso

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy

Gianni Casella

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore, Azienda AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Nicolò Dasseni

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale della Franciacorta, Ospedale di Chiari, Chiari, Italy

Leonardo De Luca

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Italo Porto

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genova, Italy

Biagio Sassone

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiothoracic Vascular Department, Division of Provincial Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Davide Tosarello

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bayer S.p.A., Milan, Italy

Pareen Vora

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany

Claudia Erminero

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bayer S.p.A., Milan, Italy

Giovanni Battista Forleo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy

Paolo Fusco

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ambulatorio Specialistico Internistico Geriatrico, distretto 2 Latina, Latina, Italy

Ciro Mauro

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale Antonio Cardarelli, Naples, Italy

Francesco Milone

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Humanitas Gradenigo, Turin, Italy

Gian Piero Perna

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

perna54@yahoo.it

Affiliation Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Competing Interests

DT, PV, and CE are full-time employees of Bayer. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.