Bartunek, Jozef, Terzic, Andre, Davison, Beth A, Filippatos, Gerasimos S, Radovanovic, Slavica, Beleslin, Branko, Merkely, Bela, Musialek, Piotr, Wojakowski, Wojciech, Andreka, Peter, Horvath, Ivan G, Katz, Amos, Dolatabadi, Dariouch, El Nakadi, Badih, Arandjelovic, Aleksandra, Edes, Istvan, Seferovic, Petar M, Obradovic, Slobodan, Vanderheyden, Marc, Jagic, Nikola, Petrov, Ivo, Atar, Shaul, Halabi, Majdi, Gelev, Valeri L, Shochat, Michael K, Kasprzak, Jaroslaw D, Sanz Ruiz, Ricardo, Heyndrickx, Guy R, Nyolczas, Noémi, Legrand, Victor, Guédès, Antoine, Heyse, Alex, Moccetti, Tiziano, Fernandez Aviles, Francisco, Jimenez Quevedo, Pilar, Bayes Genis, Antoni, Hernandez Garcia, Jose Maria, Ribichini, Flavio, Gruchala, Marcin, Waldman, Scott A, Teerlink, John R, Gersh, Bernard J, Povsic, Thomas J, Henry, Timothy D, Metra, Marco, Hajjar, Roger J, Tendera, Michal, Behfar, Atta, Alexandre, Bertrand, Seron, Aymeric, Stough, Wendy Gattis, Sherman, Warren, Cotter, Gad, Wijns, W. i. l. l. i. a. m. Collaborators Clinical investigators, Dens, sites Belgium: Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg: J., Dupont, M., Mullens, W., Janssens, M., Dolatabadi, Hoˆpital Civil de Charleroi: D., De Bruyne, Y., Lalmand, J., Dubois, P., El Nakadi, B., Aminian, A., De Vuyst, E., Gurnet, P., Gujic, M., Blankoff, I., Guedes, CHU Mont Godinne UCL: A., Gabriel, L., Seldrum, S., Doyen, C., Andre´, M., Heyse, AZ Glorieux: A., Van Durme, F., Verschuere, J., Legrand, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman: V., Gach, O., D’Orio, V., Davin, L., Lancellotti, P., Baudoux, E., Ancion, A., Dulgheru, R., Vanderheyden, OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst – Cardiologie: M., Bartunek, J., Wijns, W., Verstreken, S., Penicka, . M., Gelev, P. Meeus Bulgaria: Tokuda Hospital Sofia: V., Zheleva Kichukova, I., Parapunova, R., Melamed, R., Sardovski, S., Radev, O., Yordanov, A., Radinov, A., Nenov, D., Amine, I., Petrov, City Hospital Clinic Cardiology Center: I., Kichukov, K., Nikitasov, L., Stankov, Z., Stoyanov, H., Tasheva Dimitrova, I., Angelova, M., Dimitrov, E., Minchev, M., Garvanski, I., Botev, C., Polomski, P., Alexandrovska University Hospital, Vassilev, Sofia: D., Karamfiloff, K., Tarnovska Kadreva, R., Vladimirova, L., Dimitrov, G., Hadzhiev, E., Tzvetkova, G., Andreka, . M. Atanasova Hungary: Gottsegen Gyo¨ rgy Orszagos Kardiologiai Inte´zet: P., Fontos, G., Fabian, J., Csepregi, A., Uzonyi, G., Gelei, A., Edes, Debreceni Egyetem Orvos e´s Ege´szse´gtudomanyi Centrum Altalanos Orvostudomanyi Kar Kardiologia Inte´zet: I., Balogh, L., Vajda, G., Darago, A., Gergely, S., Fulop, T., Jenei, C., Horvath, Pe´csi Tudomanyegyetem Klinikai Ko¨zpont Szıvgyogyaszati Klinika: I., Magyari, B., Nagy, A., Cziraki, A., Faludi, R., Kittka, B., Alizadeh, H., Merkely, Semmelweis Egyetem Varosmajori Szıv e´s Ergyogyaszati Klinika: B., Geller, L., Farkas, P., Szombath, G., Foldes, G., Skopal, J., Kovacs, A., Kosztin, A., Gara, E., Sydo, N., Nyolczas, MH Ege´szse´gu¨gyi Ko¨zpont Kardiologiai Osztaly: N., Kerecsen, G., Korda, A., Kiss, . M., Borsanyi, T., Polgar, B., Muk, B., Sharif, Z. Bari Ireland: HRB Clinical Research Facility: F., Atar, Y. M. Smyth Israel:Western Galilee Hospital: S., Shturman, A., Akria, L., Kilimnik, M., Brezins, M., Halabi, Ziv Medical Center: M., Dally, N., Goldberg, A., Aehab, K., Rosenfeld, I., Levinas, T., Saleem, D., Katz, Barzilai Medical Center: A., Plaev, T., Drogenikov, T., Nemetz, A., Barshay, Y., Jafari, J., Orlov, I., Nazareth Hospital EMMS: M. Omory, N. Kogan Nielsen, Shochat, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center: M., Shotan, A., Frimerman, A., Meisel, S., Asif, A., Sofer, O., Blondheim, D. S., Vazan, A., Metra, L. Arobov Italy: A. O. Spedali Civili di Brescia: M., Bonadei, I., Inama, L., Chiari, E., Lombardi, C., Magatelli, M., Russo, D., Lazzarini, V., Carubelli, V., Vassanelli, AOUI Verona – Borgo Trento Hospital: C., Ribichini, Flavio Luciano, Bergamini, C., Krampera, Mauro, Cicoria, M. A., Zanolla, L., Dalla Mura, D., Gambaro, A., Rossi, A., Pesarini Poland: Jagiellonian University Department of Cardiac, G., Musialek, Vascular Diseases at John Paul II Hospital in Krakow: P., Mazurek, A., Drabik, L., Ka˛dzielski, A., Walter, Z., Dzieciuch Rojek, M., Rubis, P., Plazak, . W., Tekieli, L., Podolec, J., Orczyk, W., Sutor, U., Zmudka, K., Olszowska, M., Podolec, P., Gruchala, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne: M., Ciecwierz, D., Mielczarek, M., Burakowski, S., Chmielecki, M., Zielinska, M., Frankiewicz, A., Wdowczyk, J., Stopczynska, I., Bellwon, J., Mosakowska, K., Nadolna, R., Wroblewska, J., Rozmyslowska, M., Rynkiewicz, M., Marciniak, I., Raczak, G., Tarnawska, M., Taszner, M., Kasprzak, Bieganski Hospital: J., Plewka, M., Fiutowska, D., Rechcinski, T., Lipiec, P., Sobczak, M., Weijner Mik, P., Wraga, M., Krecki, R., Markiewicz, M., Haval Qawoq, D., Wojakowski, Gornosla˛skie Centrum Medyczne Sla˛skie j. Akademii Medycznej: W., Ciosek, J., Dworowy, S., Gaszewska Zurek, E., Ochala, A., Cybulski, W., Jadczyk, T., Wanha, W., Parma, Z., Kozlowski, M., Dzierzak, M., Markiewicz Serbia: Clinical Hospital Center Zvezdara, M., Arandjelovic, Cardiology Clinic: A., Sekularac, N., Boljevic, D., Bogdanovic, A., Zivkovic, S., Cvetinovic, N., Loncar, G., Clinical Centre of Serbia, Beleslin, Cardiology Clinic: B., Nedeljkovic, M., Trifunovic, D., Giga, V., Banovic, M., Nedeljkovic, I., Stepanovic, J., Vukcevic, V., Djordjevic Dikic, A., Dobric, M., Obrenovic Kircanski, B., Seferovic, Cardiology Clinic: P., Orlic, D., Tesic, M., Petrovic, O., Milinkovic, I., Simeunovic, D., Jagic, Clinical Center of Kragujevac: N., Tasic, M., Nikolic, D., Miloradovic, V., Djurdjevic, P., Sreckovic, M., Zornic, N., Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa, Radovanovic, Cardiology Department: S., Saric, J., Hinic, S., Djokovic, A., Ðordevic, S., Bisenic, V., Markovic, O., Stamenkovic, S., Malenkovic, V., Tresnjak, J., Misic, G., Cotra, D., Tomovic, L., Vuckovic, V., Clinic of Emergency Internal Medicine, Obradovic, Military Medical Academy: S., Jovic, Z., Vukotic, S., Markovic, D., Djenic, N., Ristic Andjelkov, A., Bayes Genis, D. Ljubinka Spain: Hospital Universitario Germans Trias I. Pujol: A., Rodriguez Leor, O., Labata, C., Vallejo, N., Ferrer, E., Batlle, M., Fernandez Aviles, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Mara~non: F., Sanz Ruiz, R., Casado, A., Loughlin, G., Zatarain, E., Anguita, J., Ferna ndez Santos, M. E., Pascual, C., Bermejo, J., Hernandez Garcia, Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria: J. M., Jimenez Navarro, M., Dominguez, A., Carrasco, F., Mu~noz, A., Garcia Pinilla, J. M., Ruiz, J., Queipo de Llano, M. P., Hernandez, A., Fernandez, A., Jimenez Quevedo, Hospital Clinico San Carlos: P., Guerra, R., Biagioni, C., Gonzalez, R. A., Gomez deDiego, J. J., Mansson Broberg, L. Perez de Isla Sweden: Karolinska University Hospital: A., Sylve´n, C., Leblanc, K., Winter, R., Blomberg, P., Gunyeli, E., Ruck, A., Silva, C., Fo¨rstedt Switzerland: CardioCentro Ticino, J., Moccetti, Switzerland: T., Rossi, M., Pasotti, E., Petrova, I., Crljenica, C., Monti, C., Murzilli, R., Su¨rder, D., Moccetti, M., Turchetto, L., Locicero, V., Chiumiento, L., Maspoli, S., Mombelli, M., Anesini, A., Biggiogero, M., Ponti, G., Camporini, C., Polledri, S., Hill, G. Dolci United Kingdom: Kings College Hospital: J., Plymen, C., Amin Youssef, G., Mcdonagh, T., Drasar, E., Mijovic, A., Jouhra, F., Mcloman, D., Dworakowski, R., Webb, I., Byrne, J., and Potter, V.
