1. Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
2. Department of Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, P.R. China.
3. Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
4. Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.