1. Faculty of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (K.H., K.A.).
2. Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (H.W., Y.K., K. Todaka).
3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Japan (Y.T.).
4. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (N.I.).
5. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (T.I.).
6. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (S.Y., N.Y.).
7. Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan (T.M, S.A.).
8. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan (M.H., S.M.).
9. Pulmonary Hypertension Center, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (Y.T.).
10. Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Japan (J.Y.).
11. Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan (K. Tatsumi).
12. Division of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Innovative Research, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (I.T.).
13. Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.F.).
14. International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa, Japan (H.T.).