DM Johnson (Presenting Author) – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; SM O’Brien – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; A Holmes – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; C Apicella – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; M Tessari – University of Verona, Verona, Italy; G Faggian – University of Verona, Verona, Italy; L Fabritz – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Kirchhof – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; D Pavlovic – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK