1. Chair of Cardiology, University of Pisa and Cardiology Division, Pisa University Hospital , Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa , Italy
2. Renal Research Institute , New York, NY , USA
3. Associazione Ipertensione Nefrologia Trapianto Renale (IPNET), c/o Nefrologia-CNR, Ospedali Riuniti , Reggio Calabria , Italy
4. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA , USA
5. Fondazione VillaSerena per la Ricerca, Città Sant’Angelo , Pescara , Italy