About the Authors

Qiang Chen

chenqiang2228@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Hua Cao

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Gui-Can Zhang

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Liang-Wan Chen

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Dao-Zhong Chen

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Qian-Zhen Li

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Zhi-Huang Qiu

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R. China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: QC HC GCZ LWC DZC QZL ZHQ. Performed the experiments: QC HC GCZ. Analyzed the data: QC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: QC. Wrote the paper: QC. Read and approved the final manuscript: QC HC GCZ LWC DZC QZL ZHQ.