1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
2 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Japan.
3 Department of Cardiology, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
4 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan.
5 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Departments of Cardiology, Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
8 Departments of Cardiology, Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
9 Department of Cardiology, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Funabashi, Japan.
10 Divisions of Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Yahaba, Japan.
11 Divisions of Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Yahaba, Japan; Department of Internal Medicine and Community Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Yahaba, Japan.
12 Division of Cardiology, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Ichihara, Japan.
13 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
14 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
15 Division of Cardiology, Fukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan.
16 Divisions of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamato, Japan.
17 Divisions of Cardiology, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamato, Japan.
18 Department of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
19 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukuoka Kieikai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
20 Division of Cardiology, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Kisarazu, Japan.
21 Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
22 Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
23 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.