1. Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
3. Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
4. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
5. Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
6. Healthcare and Services Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
7. Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
8. Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
9. Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
10. Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
11. Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
12. Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.