Morimoto, Takeshi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-739X
Sakuma, Ichiro
Sakuma, Mio
Tokushige, Akihiro
Natsuaki, Masahiro
Asahi, Tomohiro
Shimabukuro, Michio http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-7665
Nomiyama, Takashi
Arasaki, Osamu
Node, Koichi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2534-0939
Ueda, Shinichiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kowa
Article History
Received: 29 March 2019
Accepted: 27 May 2019
First Online: 12 June 2019
Change Date: 21 February 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Competing Interests
: Dr. Takeshi Morimoto reports lecturer fees from AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Kyorin, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Pfizer, and Bayer; manuscript fees from Pfizer; advisory boards for Asahi Kasei, Boston Scientific, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dr. Ichiro Sakuma reports lecturer fees from Apollo Medical, Aska, Astellas, Astellas Amgen Bio Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Fuji Yakuhin, Kissei, Kowa, Kyorin, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Mochida, MSD, Nipro, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Ono, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sanofi, Shionogi, Sumitomo Dainippon, Sysmex, Takeda, and Teijin. Dr. Mio Sakuma reports advisory board for Enomoto Pharmaceutical. Dr. Akihiro Tokushige declares no conflicts of interest. Dr. Masahiro Natsuaki reports lecturer fees from Abbott, Astellas, Astellas Amgen Bio Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boston Scientific, Daiichi Sankyo, Medtronic, MSD, Sanofi, and Terumo. Dr. Tomohiro Asahi reports lecturer fees from Takeda and Daiichi Sankyo. Dr. Michio Shimabukuro reports research grants from AstraZeneca, Ono, and Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho; non-purpose research grants from Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eli Lilly, Kowa, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Ono, Taisho Toyama, and Takeda; lecturer fees from Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eli Lilly, Kowa, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Mochida, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Ono, Taisho Toyama, and Takeda; advisory board for Novo Nordisk; and in sponsored office from Boehringer Ingelheim. Dr. Takashi Nomiyama reports research grants from Eli Lilly, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, and Novartis; lecturer’s fees from Arkray, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Ono, Sanofi, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Sumitomo Dainippon, Taisho Toyama, Takeda, and Terumo. Dr. Osamu Arasaki reports lecturer fees from Abbott, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical. Dr. Koichi Node reports research grants from Abbott, Actelion, Air Water, Asahi Kasei, Astellas, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Mebix, Mitsubishi Tanabe, and Teijin; non-purpose research grants from Abbott, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Japan Lifeline, Kissei, Medtronic, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Ono, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sumitomo Dainippon, Takeda, and Teijin; lecturer fees from Abbott, Actelion, AnGes, Astellas, Astellas Amgen Bio Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Edwards Lifesciences, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Fukuda Denshi, Kowa, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Medtronic, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Mochida, MSD, Nippon Shinyaku, Novartis, Ono, Otsuka, Pfizer, Roche Diagnostics, Sanofi, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Sumitomo Dainippon, Taisho Toyama, Takeda, Teijin, and Toa Eiyo; manuscript fee from Takeda; advisory boards for Astellas, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Mitsubishi Tanabe, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, and Takeda. Dr. Shinichiro Ueda reports research grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Kowa; non-purpose research grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chugai, MSD, Pfizer, and Takeda; lecturer fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, and MSD.