About the Authors

Jieru Cai

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaofang Yu

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Rende Xu

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

Yi Fang

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaoqin Qian

Affiliation Department of Ultrasonography, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Shaopeng Liu

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

jie Teng

ding.xiaoqiang@zs-hospital.sh.cn (XD); teng.jie@zs-hospital.sh.cn (JT)

Affiliation Blood Purification Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaoqiang Ding

ding.xiaoqiang@zs-hospital.sh.cn (XD); teng.jie@zs-hospital.sh.cn (JT)

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC XY XD JT. Performed the experiments: JC XY RX YF XQ SL. Analyzed the data: JC XY JT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JC RX YF. Wrote the paper: JC XY XD JT.