1. Department of Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
3. Development and Medical Affairs Division, GlaxoSmithKline
4. Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute
5. Division of Vascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
6. Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
7. Division of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama
8. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
9. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine
10. Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
11. Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
12. Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital
13. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School
14. Clinic of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital
15. Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University