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authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsung-Lin
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Liang-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Chou
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Hsun
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shing-Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jaw-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wan-Leong
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan hsinbangleu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hsin-Bang
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Leu