1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
2Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
3Division of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
4Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
5Division of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri, Japan
6Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
7Division of Cardiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
8Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
9Division of Cardiology, Hanaokaseishu Memorial Cardiovascular Clinic, Sapporo, Japan
10Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
11Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
12Division of Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan
13Division of Cardiology, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan