About the Authors

Chen Li

Contributed equally to this work with: Chen Li, Zhongxiu Chen

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Zhongxiu Chen

Contributed equally to this work with: Chen Li, Zhongxiu Chen

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Hao Yang

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Fangbo Luo

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Community Health Center of Shuangnan Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Lihong Chen

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Huawei Cai

Affiliation Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Yajiao Li

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Guiying You

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Dan Long

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, High-tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Shengfu Li

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, High-tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Qiuping Zhang

Affiliation King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Cardiovascular Division, London, United Kingdom

Li Rao

lrlz1989@163.com

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CL LR QZ. Performed the experiments: ZC FL HY YL GY. Analyzed the data: HC LC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DL SL. Wrote the paper: ZC CL.