Ishihara, Takayuki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7505-0817
Sotomi, Yohei
Tsujimura, Takuya
Iida, Osamu
Kobayashi, Tomoaki
Hamanaka, Yuma
Omatsu, Takashi
Sakata, Yasushi
Higuchi, Yoshiharu
Mano, Toshiaki
Article History
Received: 22 August 2020
Accepted: 15 November 2020
First Online: 2 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Medical Ethics Committees of Osaka Police Hospital and Kansai Rosai Hospital approved this study.
: All patients provided written informed consent to participate.
: Y. Sotomi received research grants and speaker honoraria from Abbott Vascular Japan, Boston Scientific Japan, TERUMO, Japan Lifeline, Biosensors, and Medtronic, and is an endowed chair funded by TERUMO, Asahi Intecc, NIPRO, and Shimadzu Corporation. O. Iida has received remuneration from Medtronic Japan and Boston Scientific Japan. Y. Sakata received Honoraria from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Medtronic Japan and Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, a research grant from Edwards Lifesciences, FUJIFILM RI Pharma,·REGiMMUNE, and·Roche Diagnostics, and a Scholarship (educational) grant/endowed chair from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Johnson & Johnson, St. Jude Medical Japan, Daiichi Sankyo, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Teijin Pharma Limited,·Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, Bayer Yakuhin, BIOTRONIK Japan, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic Japan. T. Mano has a research grant from Abbott Vascular Japan. The remaining authors have no disclosures to report.