About the Authors

Christina Chan

christinachannz@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

John Elliott

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Richard Troughton

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Christopher Frampton

Affiliation University of Otago, Christchurch Campus, Christchurch, New Zealand

David Smyth

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Ian Crozier

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Paul Bridgman

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CC JE RT DS IC PB. Performed the experiments: CC. Analyzed the data: CC CF. Wrote the paper: CC PB. Contributed to the manuscript: JE RT CF DS IC.