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Packer M, Anker SD, Butler J, Filippatos G, Pocock SJ, Carson P, Januzzi J, Verma S, Tsutsui H, Brueckmann M, Jamal W, Kimura K, Schnee J, Zeller C, Cotton D, Bocchi E, Böhm M, Choi DJ, Chopra V, Chuquiure E, Giannetti N, Janssens S, Zhang J, Gonzalez Juanatey JR, Kaul S, Brunner-La Rocca HP, Merkely B, Nicholls SJ, Perrone S, Pina I, Ponikowski P, Sattar N, Senni M, Seronde MF, Spinar J, Squire I, Taddei S, Wanner C, Zannad F. Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1413-1424. [PMID: 32865377 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2022190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2413] [Impact Index Per Article: 603.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in patients regardless of the presence or absence of diabetes. More evidence is needed regarding the effects of these drugs in patients across the broad spectrum of heart failure, including those with a markedly reduced ejection fraction. METHODS In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned 3730 patients with class II, III, or IV heart failure and an ejection fraction of 40% or less to receive empagliflozin (10 mg once daily) or placebo, in addition to recommended therapy. The primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for worsening heart failure. RESULTS During a median of 16 months, a primary outcome event occurred in 361 of 1863 patients (19.4%) in the empagliflozin group and in 462 of 1867 patients (24.7%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio for cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, 0.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.65 to 0.86; P<0.001). The effect of empagliflozin on the primary outcome was consistent in patients regardless of the presence or absence of diabetes. The total number of hospitalizations for heart failure was lower in the empagliflozin group than in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.58 to 0.85; P<0.001). The annual rate of decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate was slower in the empagliflozin group than in the placebo group (-0.55 vs. -2.28 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area per year, P<0.001), and empagliflozin-treated patients had a lower risk of serious renal outcomes. Uncomplicated genital tract infection was reported more frequently with empagliflozin. CONCLUSIONS Among patients receiving recommended therapy for heart failure, those in the empagliflozin group had a lower risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure than those in the placebo group, regardless of the presence or absence of diabetes. (Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly; EMPEROR-Reduced ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03057977.).
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Affiliation(s)
- Milton Packer
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Stefan D Anker
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Javed Butler
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Gerasimos Filippatos
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Stuart J Pocock
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Peter Carson
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - James Januzzi
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Subodh Verma
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Hiroyuki Tsutsui
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Martina Brueckmann
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Waheed Jamal
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Karen Kimura
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Janet Schnee
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Cordula Zeller
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Daniel Cotton
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Edimar Bocchi
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Michael Böhm
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Dong-Ju Choi
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Vijay Chopra
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Eduardo Chuquiure
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Nadia Giannetti
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Stefan Janssens
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Jian Zhang
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Jose R Gonzalez Juanatey
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Sanjay Kaul
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Bela Merkely
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Stephen J Nicholls
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Sergio Perrone
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Ileana Pina
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Piotr Ponikowski
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Naveed Sattar
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Michele Senni
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Marie-France Seronde
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Jindrich Spinar
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Iain Squire
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Stefano Taddei
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Christoph Wanner
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
| | - Faiez Zannad
- From Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas (M.P.); Imperial College (M.P.) and the Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (S.J.P.), London, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (N.S.), and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (I.S.) - all in the United Kingdom; the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (S.D.A.), Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim (M. Brueckmann, W.J.), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (M. Brueckmann), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (C.Z.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar (M. Böhm), and the Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg (C.W.) - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (J.B.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens (G.F.); Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC (P.C.); the Division of Cardiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.J.); the Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto (S.V.), Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Burlington, ON (K.K.), and the Division of Cardiology, McGill University and Health Centre, Montreal (N.G.) - all in Canada; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (H.T.); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT (J. Schnee, D.C.); Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo (E.B.); the Department of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (D.-J.C.); the Department of Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India (V.C.); the Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City (E.C.); the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (S.J.); Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (J.Z.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J.R.G.J.); the Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (S.K.); Maastricht Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.P.B.-L.R.); the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (B.M.); Victorian Heart Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.); Fleni Institute and Hospital El Cruce-Nestor Kirchner, Buenos Aires (S.P.); the Department of Medicine, Wayne State and Central Michigan Universities, Detroit (I.P.); the Center for Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (P.P.); the Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo (M.S.), and the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (S.T.) - both in Italy; the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon (M.-F.S.), and Université de Lorraine, INSERM Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Nancy (F.Z.) - both in France; and Internal Cardiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (J. Spinar)
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