About the Authors

Nathalie van der Velde

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Section of Geriatrics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bruno H. Ch. Stricker

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Jos R. T. C. Roelandt

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Folkert J. Ten Cate

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Tischa J. M. van der Cammen

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: t.vandercammen@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Section of Geriatrics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Designed the study: TC NV BS. Performed the data collection and analysis: NV. Contributed to the data analysis: BC. Wrote the paper: NV. Contributed to the design of the study and contributed to the data interpretation: FT. All authors commented on the manuscript, suggested changes, and approved the final version.