About the Authors

Takayuki Ishihara

Contributed equally to this work with: Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

t.ishihara31@gmail.com

Affiliation Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Amagasaki, Japan

Kyohei Yamaji

Contributed equally to this work with: Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan

Osamu Iida

Contributed equally to this work with: Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Amagasaki, Japan

Shun Kohsaka

Contributed equally to this work with: Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Taku Inohara

Contributed equally to this work with: Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Toshiro Shinke

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hirohiko Ando

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan

Tetsuya Amano

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan

Yasushi Sakata

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Toshiaki Mano

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Amagasaki, Japan

Yuji Ikari

Roles Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policies and declare the following competing interests: KS received personal fees from Bayer, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. TS received funding from Abbott Vascular, Dai-ichi Sankyo, Bayer, Sanofi, and Nipro. TA receives lecture fees from Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. YS receives Honorarium from·Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo, Takeda Pharmaceutical,·Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Medtronic Japan and Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, research grant from Edwards Lifesciences, FUJIFILM RI Pharma,·REGiMMUNE, and·Roche Diagnostics, and Scholarship (educational) grant/endowed chair from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Johnson & Johnson, St. Jude Medical Japan, Daiichi Sankyo,·Takeda Pharmaceutical,·Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Teijin Pharma Limited,·Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, Bayer Yakuhin, BIOTRONIK Japan, Boston Scientific, Medtronic Japan. TM has a research grant from Abbott vascular Japan. YI has research grants from Boston Scientific, Asahi intech, Nipro, Sanofi, Daiichi-Sankyo, and Terumo, and receives lecture fee from Asteras Amgen Biopharma, Astrazeneca, Abbott vascular, Sanofi, Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingerheim, Bayer, and Bristol Meyers-Squib. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.