1. Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
2. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
3. Medical Clinic I – Cardiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
4. Internal Medicine III – Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Campus Homburg, Homburg, Germany
5. Institute for Biomedical Engineering - Biointerface Laboratory, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
6. Medical Clinic II – Nephrology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
7. Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
8. Institute of Biophysics, Saarland University Campus Homburg, Homburg, Germany
9. Internal Medicine IV – Nephrology, Saarland University Campus Homburg, Kirrberger Straße, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
10. Institute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Saarland University, Campus Homburg, Homburg, Germany