Liu, Yang
Sun, Li
Zheng, Linqun
Su, Mengqi
Liu, He
Wei, Ying
Li, Dan
Wang, Yike
Dai, Chenguang
Gong, Yongtai
Zhao, Chenyang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81830012)
Article History
Received: 6 May 2019
Accepted: 26 July 2019
First Online: 8 August 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: All patients recruited into the study signed written informed consent and the study complied with the principles that govern the use of human tissues outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Left atrial appendages were obtained as surgical specimens from patients undergoing cardiac surgery for mitral valve replacement, following established procedures approved by Ethic Committee of the Harbin Medical University. The specimens were stored in liquid nitrogen immediately and transported to laboratory
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.