About the Authors
- Carla Sfreddo
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Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Sandra Costa Fuchs
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Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Álvaro Roberto Merlo
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Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Flávio Danni Fuchs
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* E-mail: ffuchs@hcpa.ufrgs.br
Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CS SCF ÁRM FDF. Performed the experiments: CS SCF FDF. Analyzed the data: CS SCF ÁRM FDF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCF FDF. Wrote the paper: CS SCF ÁRM FDF.