Tim B. Koenen, Rinke Stienstra, Lambertus J. van Tits, Jacqueline de Graaf, Anton F.H. Stalenhoef,
Leo A.B. Joosten, Cees J. Tack, and Mihai G. Netea

Eric J. Velazquez, M.D., Kerry L. Lee, Ph.D., Marek A. Deja, M.D., Ph.D.,
Anil Jain, M.D., George Sopko, M.D., M.P.H., Andrey Marchenko, M.D., Ph.D.,
Imtiaz S. Ali, M.D., Gerald Pohost, M.D., Sinisa Gradinac, M.D., Ph.D.,
William T. Abraham, M.D., Michael Yii, M.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.,
Dorairaj Prabhakaran, M.D., D.M., Hanna Szwed, M.D., Paolo Ferrazzi, M.D.,
Mark C. Petrie, M.D., Christopher M. O’Connor, M.D.,
Pradit Panchavinnin, M.D., Lilin She, Ph.D., Robert O. Bonow, M.D.,
Gena Roush Rankin, M.P.H., R.D., Robert H. Jones, M.D.,
and Jean-Lucien Rouleau, M.D., for the STICH Investigators*

Chin-Wei Yu, M.D.
Ching-Hsing Lee, M.D.

 B
eatrice Dirat1,2,3, Ludivine Bochet1,2,3, Marta Dabek1,2, Daniele Daviaud1,3, St
ephanie Dauvillier1,2,
Bilal Majed6, Yuan Yuan Wang1,2,3, Aline Meulle1,2,3, Bernard Salles1,2,
Sophie Le Gonidec1,3, Ignacio Garrido4, Ghislaine Escourrou5, Philippe Valet1,3, and
Catherine Muller1,2

Monica C Klempel and Krista A Varady

KHOO CHIN MENG, MRCP
1
SARINA SAIRAZI, BSC
2
SISKA TASLIM, MRCP
3
DAPHNE GARDNER, MRCP
4
WU YI, MPH
5
JEANNETTE LEE, MD
5
ROB M. VAN DAM, PHD
5
TAI E. SHYONG, PHD

Kevin Tymitz & Amy Engel & Sarah McDonough &
Mary Pat Hendy & George Kerlakian

Monica C Klempel and Krista A Varady

Yuebing Li, MD, PhD,a John Castaldo, MD,a Jan Van der Heyden, MD,b and
Herbert W. M. Plokker, MD, PhD,b Allentown, Pa; and Nieuwegein, The Netherland

Anders Ahlsson a,*, Espen Fengsrud b, Lennart Bodin c, Anders Englund b