Suzuki, Takahiro
Miyashita, Mitsunori
Kohno, Takashi
Rewley, Jeffrey
Igarashi, Naoko
Aoyama, Maho
Higashitani, Michiaki
Kawamatsu, Naoto
Kitai, Takeshi
Shibata, Tatsuhiro
Takei, Makoto
Nochioka, Kotaro
Nakazawa, Gaku
Shiomi, Hiroki
Tateno, Shigeru
Anzai, Toshihisa
Mizuno, Atsushi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (17ek0210072h000)
Article History
Received: 1 November 2023
Accepted: 12 July 2024
First Online: 26 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was granted by the institutional review boards of St. Luke’s International Hospital (16-R156) and all the participating institutions (St. Luke’s International Hospital, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Mito Saiseikai General Hospital, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kurume University Hospital, Tohoku University Hospital, Tokai University Hospital, Kyoto University Hospital). This research was in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.