About the Authors

Wei Pan

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Yun Zhong

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Chuanfang Cheng

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Benrong Liu

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Li Wang

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Aiqun Li

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Longgen Xiong

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Shiming Liu

gzliushiming@126.com

Affiliation Cardiovascular Department, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SML WP YZ. Performed the experiments: WP YZ CCC BRL LW AQL. Analyzed the data: WP SML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SML LGX. Wrote the paper: WP.