About the Authors

Rosana G. Bruetto

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Hospital de Base, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (FAMERP), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando B. Rodrigues

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Emergency and Chest Pain Center, Hospital de Base, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (FAMERP), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Ulysses S. Torres

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Hospital de Base, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (FAMERP), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Ana P. Otaviano

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Base, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (FAMERP), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Dirce M. T. Zanetta

Contributed equally to this work with: Dirce M. T. Zanetta, Emmanuel A. Burdmann

Affiliation Public Health School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Emmanuel A. Burdmann

Contributed equally to this work with: Dirce M. T. Zanetta, Emmanuel A. Burdmann

burdmann@usp.br

Current address: Division of Nephrology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Hospital de Base, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (FAMERP), Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EAB RGB FBR. Performed the experiments: EAB RGB FBR UST APO DMTZ. Analyzed the data: EAB RGB FBR DMTZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EAB RGB FBR DMTZ. Wrote the paper: EAB RGB FBR UST APO DMTZ.