1. Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University
2. Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital
3. Department of Vascular Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
4. Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University
5. Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
6. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
7. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University Faculty of Medicine
8. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital
9. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
10. Division of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toyama School of Medicine
11. Matsuo Vascular Ultrasound Laboratory, Matsuo Clinic
12. Senrichuo Hospital
13. Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Uji Hospital
14. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School