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^aSchool of Medicine South China University of Technology

^bDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University

^cGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University

^dSchool of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology

^eDepartment of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou

^fShantou University Medical College, Shantou

^gMinistry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China

Received 13 July 2023 Accepted 6 September 2023.

^*Xiayan Xu, Wenguang Lai, Yun Xie, and Xiaoli Zhao contributed equally to the writing of this article.

^‡Jin Liu and Shiqun Chen are co-authors.