1. Division of Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China;
2. The Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Ministry of Health, Guangzhou, China;
3. Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Guangzhou, China;
4. National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Guangzhou, China; and
5. Division of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China;
6. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangzhou, China