About the Authors

Monika Dornbierer

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Mathieu Stadelmann

Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland, Cardiology, University & Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland

Joevin Sourdon

Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland, University of Auvergne, Institute of Technology, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Brigitta Gahl

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Stéphane Cook

Affiliation Cardiology, University & Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland

Thierry P. Carrel

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Hendrik T. Tevaearai

hendrik.tevaearai@insel.ch

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Sarah L. Longnus

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MD MS TC HT SL. Analyzed the data: MD MS JS BG SC TC HT SL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD MS BG SC TC HT SL. Wrote the paper: MD MS JS BG SC TC HT SL.