About the Authors

Hiroshi Ohkawara

ohkawara@fmu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Toshiyuki Ishibashi

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ohara General Hospital Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan

Koichi Sugimoto

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Kazuhiko Ikeda

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Kazuei Ogawa

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Yasuchika Takeishi

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HO TI YT. Performed the experiments: HO KS KI. Analyzed the data: HO KS KI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HO KS KI KO YT. Wrote the paper: HO.