Marques, F Z
Eikelis, N
Bayles, R G
Lambert, E A
Straznicky, N E
Hering, D
Esler, M D
Head, G A
Barton, D A
Schlaich, M P
Lambert, G W
Article History
Received: 8 November 2015
Revised: 11 February 2016
Accepted: 17 February 2016
First Online: 5 April 2016
Competing interests
: The laboratories of Professors Lambert, Esler and Schlaich currently or recently received research funding from Medtronic, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Servier Australia and Allergan. Professor Lambert has acted as a consultant for Medtronic and has received honoraria or travel support for presentations from Pfizer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Servier and Medtronic. Professor Esler serves on scientific advisory boards of Abbott (formerly Solvay) Pharmaceuticals and Medtronic. Professor Schlaich serves on scientific advisory boards for Abbott (formerly Solvay) Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Medtronic, and has received honoraria and travel support from Abbott, Servier, Novartis and Medtronic.