About the Authors

Hiroyuki Hirakawa

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Hirofumi Zempo

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Masahito Ogawa

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Ryo Watanabe

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Jun-ichi Suzuki

junichisuzuki-circ@umin.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Akazawa

Affiliation Department of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Issei Komuro

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Mitsuaki Isobe

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HH HZ MO RW JS. Performed the experiments: HH HZ MO RW JS. Analyzed the data: HH HZ MO RW JS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS HA IK MI. Wrote the paper: HH HZ JS.