Haraguchi, Takuya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-2178
Tsujimoto, Masanaga
Kashima, Yoshifumi
Kasai, Yuhei
Sato, Katsuhiko
Fujita, Tsutomu
Article History
Received: 3 September 2024
Accepted: 22 October 2024
First Online: 29 October 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Sapporo Heart Center and adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement for written informed consent was waived because of the retrospective design of the study.
: The authors affirmed that they have obtained written consent from all study participants for the publication of any potentially identifiable data included in this article. All participants were informed of the purpose of the study and the types of data to be collected. The consent process included clear information about the potential use of data in scholarly publications and the participants’ rights to withdraw their consent at any time without affecting their participation in the study. The authors confirmed that all necessary consents have been collected and are available upon request.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.