17 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.
Cong-Lin LiuFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Yi WangFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Mengyang LiaoFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Holger WemmelundFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Jingyuan RenFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Cleverson FernandesFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Yi ZhouFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Galina K SukhovaFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Jes S LindholtFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Søren P JohnsenFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Jin-Ying ZhangFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Xiang ChengFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Xiaozhu HuangFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Alan DaughertyFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Bruce D LevyFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Peter LibbyFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.).
Guo-Ping ShiFrom the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (C.-L.L., J.-Y.Z., G.-P.S.); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-L.L., Y.W., M.L., J.R., C.F., Y.Z., G.K.S., B.D.L., P.L., G.-P.S.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Y.W.); Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (M.L., X.C.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark (H.W.); Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (J.R.); Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (H.W., S.P.J.); Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine of Arterial Disease, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (J.S.L.); Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (X.H.); and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (A.D.). gshi@rics.bwh.harvard.edu.