About the Authors

Jeffrey A. Bakal

Affiliations Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Finlay A. McAlister

Affiliations Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Wei Liu

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Justin A. Ezekowitz

jae2@ualberta.ca

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: WL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JAB FAM WL JAE.