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1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
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