About the Authors

Diala El Husseini

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Études Moléculaires des Valvulopathies (LEMV), Groupe de Recherche en Valvulopathies (GRV), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute/Research Center, Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Chloé Boulanger

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Études Moléculaires des Valvulopathies (LEMV), Groupe de Recherche en Valvulopathies (GRV), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute/Research Center, Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Dominique Fournier

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Études Moléculaires des Valvulopathies (LEMV), Groupe de Recherche en Valvulopathies (GRV), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute/Research Center, Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Ablajan Mahmut

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Études Moléculaires des Valvulopathies (LEMV), Groupe de Recherche en Valvulopathies (GRV), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute/Research Center, Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Yohan Bossé

Affiliation Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, Canada

Philippe Pibarot

Affiliation Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, Canada

Patrick Mathieu

patrick.mathieu@chg.ulaval.ca

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Études Moléculaires des Valvulopathies (LEMV), Groupe de Recherche en Valvulopathies (GRV), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute/Research Center, Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DEH MCB DF AM YB PP PM. Performed the experiments: DEH MCB DF AM. Analyzed the data: DEH PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DEH MCB DF AM. Wrote the paper: PM DEH MCB.