Authors:
Toshitaka Nakaya, MD, PhD1; Ichizo Tsujino, MD,
PhD1, Junichi Nakamura, MD1,
Yasuyuki Chiba, MD2, Hiroyuki Iwano2
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokkaido
University Graduate School of Medicine
2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Disclosures: Ichizo Tsujino is affiliated to an endowed
department sponsored by Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd., Nippon Boehringer
Ingelheim Co., Ltd., and Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
IRB approval: The content of the present report is approved by
the Institutional Review Board of Hokkaido University Hospital for
Clinical Research (No. 016-0461).