About the Authors
- Ph. Gabriel Steg
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* E-mail: gabriel.steg@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr
Affiliations INSERM U698, Paris, France, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
- Roberto Ferrari
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Affiliation Department of Cardiology and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Lumezzan, Italy
- Ian Ford
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Affiliation University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Nicola Greenlaw
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Affiliation University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Jean-Claude Tardif
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Affiliation Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- Michal Tendera
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Affiliation Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Hélène Abergel
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Affiliations INSERM U698, Paris, France, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
- Kim M. Fox
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Affiliation NHLI Imperial College, ICMS, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- for the CLARIFY Investigators
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¶For a full list of the CLARIFY investigators please see
Appendix S1 .
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: This study was supported by research grants from Servier, France. PGS: has received research grants from Servier; consultancy fees/honoraria from Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo/Eli Lilly alliance, Eisai, GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Pfizer, Roche, sanofi-aventis, Servier, and The Medicines Company; and has equity ownership in Aterovax. RF: Speaker's bureau: Servier, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim; Research Grant: Servier, Boehringer Ingelheim and Roche; Advisory Board: Servier, Bayer, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim. IF: Research grants, honoraria for committee membership, and support for conference attendance from Servier. NG: none. J-CT: Research grants and honoraria from Servier. MT: Fees, honoraria, and research grants from Amgen, Bayer, Menarini, Servier and TIMI Group. HA: none. KMF: Fees, honoraria, and research grants from Servier. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PGS RF IF KMF J-CT MT. Performed the experiments: HA IF NG. Analyzed the data: IF NG. Wrote the paper: HA RF IF KMF NG J-CT MT. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: PGS.