1. Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
2. Division of Community Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
3. Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
4. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
5. Department of Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
6. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
7. Cardio-Aortic Center, Takatsuki General Hospital
8. Department of Clinical Laboratory/Cardiology, the University of Tokyo
9. Department of Pharmacy, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital
10. Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
11. Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University
12. Division of Oral Infection and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
13. Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital
14. Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
15. Department of Cardiology, Chiba Children’s Hospital
16. Heart Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital
17. Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
18. Department of Oral and Maxicillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
19. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University
20. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the University of Tokyo
21. Japan Council for Quality Health Care