Nidiane C. Martinelli1, Kátia G. Santos1, Andréia Biolo1, Vanessa L. La Porta1, Carolina R. Cohen1, Daiane Silvello1, Michael E. Andrades1, Nadine Clausell1, Luis E. Rohde1
1Cardiovascular Experimental and Molecular Laboratory, The Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Unit, Cardiology Division at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, and the Post-Graduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Science, Medical School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil