About the Authors

Ho-Ming Su

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tsung-Hsien Lin

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Po-Chao Hsu

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chun-Yuan Chu

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wen-Hsien Lee

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Szu-Chia Chen

scarchenone@yahoo.com.tw

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chee-Siong Lee

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wen-Chol Voon

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wen-Ter Lai

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Sheng-Hsiung Sheu

Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HMS SCC. Performed the experiments: HMS THL PCH CYC WHL SCC CSL. Analyzed the data: HMS SCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMS THL PCH CYC WHL SCC CSL WCV WTL SHS. Wrote the paper: HMS SCC. Critical revision: WCV WTL SHS.