About the Authors
- Jørgen Gravning
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Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Stein Ørn
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Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll
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Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Vladimir N. Martinov
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Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Cord Manhenke
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Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Kenneth Dickstein
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Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Thor Edvardsen
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Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Håvard Attramadal
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* E-mail: havard.attramadal@medisin.uio.no
Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Mohammed Shakil Ahmed
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Affiliations Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Competing Interests
The authors Jørgen Gravning, Vladimir N. Martinov, M. Shakil Ahmed, and Håvard Attramadal are inventors in a patent application related to the potential application of CCN2/CTGF as a cardioprotectant (PCT/GB2009/002218;WO/2010/032007). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JG SØ OJK VNM KD TE HA MSA. Performed the experiments: JG SØ OJK VNM CM MSA. Analyzed the data: JG SØ OJK VNM CM TE HA MSA. Wrote the paper: JG HA MSA. JG SØ OJK VNM CM KD TE HA MSA.