1. Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Glamorgan UK
2. Department of Anaesthetics University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
3. Department of Vascular Surgery University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
4. Department of Surgery University of Bristol Bristol UK
5. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Bart's Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Bart's Health NHS Trust London UK
6. Hull York Medical School University of York York UK
7. Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders SRM Institutes for Medical Science (SIMS Hospital) Chennai Tamil Nadu India
8. Department of Cardiac Surgery University Hospital Zürich Zürich Switzerland
9. Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina USA
10. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA
11. The Texas Heart Institute Houston Texas USA
12. St Luke's‐Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston Texas USA
13. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Health & Education Improvement Wales Cardiff UK