“…21 This study was supported by research grants from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital (V96C1-049, V97C1-059, V97A-097, V96A-127), National Scientific Council (NSC95-2314-B-010-017, NSC95-2314-B-010-025, NSC96-2314-B-010-006, NSC96-2628-B-010-036), and Research Foundation of Cardiovascular Medicine (RFCM 96-02-018).…”