About the Authors

Daihiko Hakuno

hakuno@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Current address: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Yasuhito Hamba

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Takumi Toya

Current address: Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Takeshi Adachi

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DH. Performed the experiments: DH YH TT. Analyzed the data: DH YH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DH YH TA. Wrote the paper: DH TA.