1. Department of Medical Education, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23142, Taiwan
2. Department of Physiology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
3. Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23142, Taiwan
4. School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
5. Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
6. Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
7. Divisions of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
8. Division of Nephrology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23142, Taiwan
9. School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
10. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan