About the Authors

Marina Buzzi

Contributed equally to this work with: Marina Buzzi, Anna Guarino

Affiliation Cardiovascular Tissue Bank of Emilia-Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Anna Guarino

Contributed equally to this work with: Marina Buzzi, Anna Guarino

Affiliation Cardiovascular Tissue Bank of Lombardia, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy

Claudio Gatto

Affiliation Research and Development department, AL.CHI.MI.A. S.r.l., Ponte San Nicolò, Italy

Sabrina Manara

Affiliation Cardiovascular Tissue Bank of Emilia-Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Luca Dainese

Affiliation Cardiovascular Tissue Bank of Lombardia, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy

Gianluca Polvani

Affiliation Cardiovascular Tissue Bank of Lombardia, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy

Jana D'Amato Tóthová

jtothova@alchilife.com

Affiliation Research and Development department, AL.CHI.MI.A. S.r.l., Ponte San Nicolò, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors C. Gatto and J. D'Amato Tothova are employed by AL.CHI.MI.A. S.r.l., whose company manufactures products discussed in the present paper. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JDT AG MB CG GP. Performed the experiments: MB AG CG SM LD. Analyzed the data: MB AG CG JDT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JDT MB GP. Wrote the paper: JDT AG MB.