Ouchi, Kotaro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-6845
Sakuma, Toru
Kisaki, Shunsuke
Tokutake, Kenichi
Tokuda, Michifumi
Yamane, Teiichi
Ojiri, Hiroya
Article History
Received: 27 March 2025
Revised: 7 June 2025
Accepted: 26 June 2025
First Online: 8 August 2025
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Kotaro Ouchi.
: Teiichi Yamane received speaker honoraria from DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, Ltd., Japan, Boerringer Ingelheim, Abbott Japan, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Medtronic Japan, and Japan LifeLine, and research grants from Boehringer Ingelheim. There is no conflict of interest to disclose directly related to this manuscript. The other authors have no conflict of interest.
: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: The institutional review boards of the participating institutions approved this retrospective study and waived the need for documentation of informed consent. Informed consent was obtained in the form of opt-out on the website (Approval number: 36-144(12253)).
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
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