About the Authors

Jing Zong

Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Zong, Wei Deng

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Wei Deng

Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Zong, Wei Deng

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Heng Zhou

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Zhou-yan Bian

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Jia Dai

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Yuan Yuan

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Jie-yu Zhang

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Rui Zhang

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Yan Zhang

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Qing-qing Wu

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Hai-peng Guo

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China

Hong-liang Li

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Qi-zhu Tang

qztang@whu.edu.cn

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: QT J. Zong WD HL. Performed the experiments: J. Zong WD HZ ZB RZ JD YZ J. Zhang. Analyzed the data: J. Zong WD YY QW HG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: QT HL. Wrote the paper: J. Zong WD HL QT.