1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
2. Department of Cardiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Lotung, Yi-Lan County, Taiwan, R.O.C.
3. Division of Nephrology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
4. School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
5. Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
6. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Saitama, Japan
7. Department of Cardiology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
8. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China