Editors

Editor-in-Chief 
Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Associate Editor-in-Chief
Tomohiro Nishinaka, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

Editorial Board
Takaya Abe, MD, PhD, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
Makoto Anno, BS, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Gunma, Japan
Hidetoshi Eguchi, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Egusa, DDS, PhD, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
Tomoyuki Fujita, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Kazuyoshi Fukunaga, PhD, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
Satsuki Fukushima, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Hiroki Hata, MD, PhD, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Masahiro Hiraki, PhD, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Shingo Ichiba, MD, PhD, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Manabu Itoh, MD, PhD, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, Japan
Kiyotaka Iwasaki, PhD, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Sachiro Kakinoki, PhD, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Koichi Kashiwa, PhD, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Akio Kishida, PhD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Kenichi Kokubo, PhD, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
Kaori Kubota, CN, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Hirotada Masuda, MD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Toru Masuzawa, PhD, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
Goro Matsumiya, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Taka-aki Nakada, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Yuji Narita, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
Motonobu Nishimura, MD, PhD, Kawasaki Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Takashi Nishimura, MD, PhD, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan
Eiji Okamoto, PhD, Tokai University, Hokkaido, Japan
Minoru Ono, MD, PhD, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Osa, PhD, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
Shunsuke Saito, MD, PhD, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Koichi Toda, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Shigehiko Tokunaga, MD, PhD, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Tadashi Tomo, MD, PhD, Oita University, Oita, Japan
Tomonori Tsukiya, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Motoharu Yamanaka, PhD, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuji Yamaoka, PhD, Komatsu University, Ishikawa, Japan