Iwata, Yo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-8469
Takahara, Mitsuyoshi
Tobita, Kazuki
Hayakawa, Naoki
Mori, Shinsuke
Horie, Kazunori
Nakama, Tatsuya
Suzuki, Kenji
Fukuzawa, Shigeru
Article History
Received: 21 October 2023
Accepted: 22 March 2024
First Online: 17 April 2024
Declarations
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: Tatsuya Nakama is a consultant for BD, Boston Scientific, Century Medical, Cook Medical, Cordis Cardinal Health, Kaneka Medix, NIPRO, and Orbus Neich. The remaining authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The study protocol was approved by the local ethics committees at all participating centers, and the study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement for informed consent was waived considering the retrospective study design, where existing medical records were used.