1. Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
2. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, and L5 Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
3. Vascular and Medicinal Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX;
4. Center for Lipid Research, and
5. College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, and Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
6. Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan;
7. Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and
8. Department of Vascular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan