1Birmingham Cardio-Renal Group, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
3London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
4Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
5British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
6Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
7Renal and Transplantation Unit, St George’s University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
8Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
9Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
10Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, University Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom
11Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
12Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical School, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
*The EARNEST study investigators and collaborators are as follows: Birmingham: University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust-Prof. Charles J. Ferro (Consultant Nephrologist). Dr. Anna M Price, Dr. Manvir K. Hayer, and Dr. Jonathan P. Law (Specialist Registrars in Nephrology). Dr. William E. Moody, Dr. Richard P. Steeds, Dr. Nicola C. Edwards, and Prof. Jonathan N. Townend (Consultant Cardiologists). Dr. Luke C. Pickup and Dr. Ashwin Radhakrishnan (Specialist Registrars in Cardiology). Ms. Elizabeth Dwenger, Ms. Lucia Sharpe, and Ms. Carole Green (Cardiology Research Nurses). Bristol: Southmead Hospital-Dr. Charles R.V. Tomson (Consultant Nephrologist), Ms. Sue Dawson, and Ms. Jo Vaz (Renal Research Nurses). Cambridge: Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit-Prof. Ian B. Wilkinson, Dr. Katan Patel and Dr. Mellone Marchong (Study Coordinators), and Mrs. Jane Smith (Research Nurse). Cardiff: Wales Heart Research Institute, University Hospital-Prof. John R. Cockcroft (Consultant Cardiologist). Glasgow: Western Infirmary Glasgow-Prof. Patrick B. Mark (Consultant Nephrologist) and Mr. Marc Glancy (Director of Renal Transplantation). London: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-Dr. George H.B. Greenhall and Dr. Laurie A. Tomlinson (Consultant Nephrologists). St. George’s University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust-Dr. Debasish Banerjee (Consultant Nephrologist). Manchester: Manchester Royal Infirmary-Mr. Tunde Campbell (Consultant Transplant Surgeon). Northern Ireland: Southern Health and Social Care Trust-Dr. Neal Morgan (Consultant Nephrologist). Belfast City Hospital-Dr. Aisling Courtney (Consultant Nephrologist) and Ms. Linda Trouton (Research Nurse). Salford: Salford Royal Hospital-Prof. Phil Kalra (Consultant Nephrologist and Chair of the UKCRN Renal Specialty Group). Sheffield: Sheffield Kidney Institute-Mr. Badri Shrestha (Consultant Transplant Surgeon), Dr. Martin Wilkie (Consultant Nephrologist), and Ms. Louese Dunn (Renal Research Coordinator). Warwick: University of Warwick-Dr. Daniel Zehnder (Clinical Science Research Laboratory).
Correspondence: Dr. Anna M. Price, Cardiology Research Team, Room 19 Clinical Research Offices, Old Nuclear Medicine Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected]
