Matsuura, Kaoru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-4482
Kumamaru, Hiraku
Kohsaka, Shun
Kanda, Tomoyoshi
Kitahara, Hideki
Shimamura, Kazuo
Kobayashi, Yoshio
Matsumiya, Goro
Article History
Received: 18 June 2024
Accepted: 20 November 2024
First Online: 19 December 2024
Declarations
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: KM, TK, and GM report the affiliated department received scholarship funds from Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd, Century Medical Inc, Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd, Terumo Corp, Japan lifeline Co., Ltd. KM is a clinical proctor for Edwards Lifesciences. HK reports receiving consultation fee from EPS Corporation, speaker fee from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and a research grant from Amgen K.K. for unrelated topic. KK. SK reports an investigator-initiated grant from Novartis and Daiichi Sankyo and personal fees from Bristol‐Myers Squibb. HK and SK are affiliated with the Department of Health Quality Assessment at the University of Tokyo, a social collaboration department supported by the National Clinical Database, Johnson & Johnson K.K., Nipro Corporation, and Intuitive Surgical Sàrl.
: The present study was approved by the institutional review board of Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Ethical Committee. Reference number: 3744.