About the Authors

Min Zeng

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, The People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, China

Hongbing Yan

yan591204@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Yi Chen

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Han-jun Zhao

Affiliation National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Yuan Lv

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Cheng Liu

Affiliation National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Peng Zhou

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Bo Zhao

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MZ HBY. Performed the experiments: MZ YC. Analyzed the data: MZ HBY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MZ YC HJZ YL CL PZ BZ. Wrote the paper: MZ HBY.