University Hospital for Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck: W. Dichtl, MD, PhD; W. Franz, MD

Charles University & University Hospital „Royal Vineyards", Prague: P. Widimský, MD; P. Toušek, MD; E. Teringová, MD

Palacky University Olomouc, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc: J. Galuszka, MD

Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen: T. E. Christensen, MD

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku: T. Vasankari, MD; K.E. Juhani Airaksinen, MD

Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse: C. Delmas, MD; O. Lairez, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Rudolf Virchow, Berlin: B. Pieske, MD; C. Tschöpe, MD

Department of Internal Medicine III, Heart Center University of Cologne, Cologne: G. Michels, MD; R. Pfister, MD

Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf: R. Westenfeld, MD; S. Katsianos, MD

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen: R. Erbel, MD

Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen: C. Jacobshagen, MD; G. Hasenfuß, MD

University Medicine Greifswald, Department of Internal Medicine B, Greifswald: K. Empen, MD; S. Felix, MD

Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover: L. C. Napp, MD; J. Bauersachs, MD

Division of Cardiology, Asklepios Clinics St. Georg Hospital, Hamburg: A. Cuneo, MD; K.-H. Kuck, MD

Department of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg: J. Franke, MD; H. A. Katus, MD

Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology, and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg: C. Ukena, MD; M. Böhm, MD

Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Jena, Jena: M. Noutsias, MD

University Heart Center Luebeck, Medical Clinic II, Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Luebeck: C. Moeller, MD; H. Thiele, MD

Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, Magdeburg University, Magdeburg: S. M. Said, MD; R. C. Braun-Dullaeus, MD

Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim: I. El-Battrawy, MD; I. Akin, MD; M. Borggrefe, MD

Zentrum für Kardiologie: Kardiologie I Angiologie und internistische Intensivmedizin Universitätsmedizin Mainz Johannes Gutenberg Universität: M. Knorr, MD; T. Münzel, MD

Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München Großhadern , Munich: U. Wilbert-Lampen, MD, PhD

Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich: H. Schunkert, MD

Department of Internal Medicine II – Cardiology, University of Ulm, Medical Center, Ulm: W. Rottbauer, MD; W. Koenig, MD; M. Karakas, MD

Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence: P. Ballo, MD

Department of Cardivascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Rome: L. Galiuto, MD; F. Crea, MD

Division of Cardiology, University of Salerno, Salerno: E. Bossone, MD; R. Citro, MD

Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, Citta della Salute e Della Scienza, Turin: F. D'Ascenzo, MD

S.C.D.O. Di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Luigi Gonzaga, Turin: M. Bianco, MD

Nippon Medial School Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo: Y. Imori, MD

Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch: C. Chan, MD

First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk: M. Fijalkowski, MD

Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw: G. Opolski, MD; M. Budnik, MD

Department of Cardiology and Cardiosurgery, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn

HSJ - Hospital de São João, EPE, Porto: G. Pestana, MD

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel: C. Kaiser, MD; S. Osswald, MD

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva: P. Meyer, MD

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne: F. Cuculi, MD

Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur: T. A. Fischer, MD

University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, LEADING CENTER: C. Templin, MD, PhD; J. R. Ghadri, MD

Department of Cardiology, Kings College Hospital, Kings Health Partners, London: A. Prasad MD; R. Dworakowski, MD

Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford: A. Banning, MD; P. MacCarthy, MD

Division of Cardiology, University of Florida COM, Gainesville FL: D. E. Winchester, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY: L. Rajan, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN: Rihal, Charanjit S., MD

University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine: Annahita Sarcon, MD; Jerold S. Shinbane, MD; Ashwat Singh Dhillon, MD

Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME: G. Crespo MD