1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Bioscience, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Health Bioscience, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
3. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
4. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital
5. Department of Pathology, The University of Tokushima Hospital
6. Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School