E. L. Zaslavskaya
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Russian Federation

MD, Assistant, Department of Therapy # 1 with the Course of Endocrinology, Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics,

6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022 

V. A. Ionin
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg; Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

MD, PhD, Assistant, Department of Therapy # 1 with the Course of Endocrinology, Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics, 6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022;

Researcher, Laboratory of the Metabolic Syndrome, Institute of Endocrinology

S. E. Nifontov
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Russian Federation

MD, Specialist in Ultrasound Diagnostics, In-Patient Department of Therapy # 1,

6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022 

A. N. Morozov
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Russian Federation

MD, Assistant, Department of Surgery # 2,

6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022 

S. M. Yashin
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Russian Federation

MD, PhD, DSc, Head, Department of Surgery # 2,

6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022 

E. L. Baranova
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg; Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Department of Therapy # 1 with the Course of Endocrinology, Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics, Director, Research Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, 6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022;

Head, Laboratory of the Metabolic Syndrome, Institute of Endocrinology

E. V. Shlyakhto
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg; Almazov National Medical Research Center
Russian Federation

Head, Department of Therapy # 1 with the Course of Endocrinology, Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics, 6–8 Lev Tolstoy street, St Petersburg, 197022;

MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Science, Honored Scientist of Russia,

General Director of the Almazov National Medical Research Centre,

President of the Russian Society of Cardiology,

Main Cardiologist of St Petersburg and the North-West Federal District