About the Authors

Bastiaan G. L. Nelissen

b.g.l.nelissen@umcutrecht.nl

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Joost A. van Herwaarden

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Frans L. Moll

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Paul J. van Diest

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Gerard Pasterkamp

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BN JvH FM PvD GP. Performed the experiments: BN. Analyzed the data: BN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BN JvH FM PvD GP. Wrote the paper: BN JvH FM PvD GP.