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Caiyu Zeng1,2, Falin Yang3*, Hong He1,2, Keqing Hu4, Xin Wang1,2, Qin Hu1,2, and Jifu Li1,2 Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China Department of Cardiology, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China These authors contributed equally to this work. *Correspondence address. Tel: þ86-531-82166209; Fax: þ86-531-86927544; E-mail: [email protected]