Muataz A. Hamad1,2,3,4,5*, Krystin Krauel, PhD4*, Nancy Schanze, PhD4*, Stefanie Perez-Feliz6*, Josef Madl, PhD6*, Pia Iaconianni6*, Mark Zurek, MD7*, Thomas Nuehrenberg, MD7* and Daniel Duerschmied, MD4*
1Heart Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
3Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), Freiburg, Germany
4University Medical Centre Mannheim, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology, and Medical Intensive Care, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
5Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Mannheim, Germany
6University Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
7University Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Germany