1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University
2. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College
3. Laboratory Division, Shimane University Hospital
4. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
5. Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
6. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
7. Department of Health Development and Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
8. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University
9. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences