1. Divison of Internal Medicine (T.B., D.W., T.Z., S.S., M.B.), University Hospital Basel, Basel University, Switzerland.
2. Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (T.B., M.D., D.W., I.D., T.Z., S.S., N.K., M.B., C.P.‚ I.S., E.M., D.M.G., C.M.), University Hospital Basel, Basel University, Switzerland.
3. General Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Central Diagnostic Laboratory Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (W.P.T.M.v.D., N.v.d.L., S.J.R.M.).
4. and Department of Cardiology (N.K., C.M.), University Hospital Basel, Basel University, Switzerland.
5. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, United Kingdom (N.K.).
6. Division of Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland (A.N.).