1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
2. Cardiovascular Division, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center
3. First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University
4. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
5. Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Tottori University
6. Novartis Pharma K.K.
7. Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation