About the Authors

Chantal V. Degen

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Kalkidan Bishu

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Rosita Zakeri

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Ozgur Ogut

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Margaret M. Redfield

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Frank V. Brozovich

brozovich.frank@mayo.edu

Affiliation Mayo Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CVD KB OO MMR FVB. Performed the experiments: CVD KB RZ OO. Analyzed the data: CVD KB RZ OO MMR FVB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RZ MMR FVB. Wrote the paper: CVD KB OO MMR FVB.