About the Authors
- Suree Lekawanvijit
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Affiliations Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Sirinart Kumfu
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Affiliation Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Bing H. Wang
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Affiliation Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Minako Manabe
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Affiliation Pharmaceutical Department, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Fuyuhiko Nishijima
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Affiliation Pharmaceutical Department, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Darren J. Kelly
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Henry Krum
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* E-mail: henry.krum@monash.edu
Affiliation Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Andrew R. Kompa
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Affiliations Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Competing Interests
F.N. and M.M., employed by Kureha Corporation, were responsible for organizing the shipment of AST-120 (a gift from the company) and samples to measure IS levels (blind experiment). 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: SL DJK HK ARK. Performed the experiments: SL SK MM ARK. Analyzed the data: SL SK BHW ARK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FN DJK HK. Wrote the manuscript: SL ARK. Edited and revised the manuscript: SL BHW HK ARK.