Appendix 1. Disclosure of conflicts of interest
Drs. Fujiwara, Ohara, Kawamoto, Hayakawa, Ota, Morimoto, Tanaka, and Kakita declare no conflicts of interest.
Dr. Uchida reports receiving lecturer fees from Daiichi Sankyo, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Stryker, and Medtronic.
Dr. Ohta reports receiving lecturer fees from Medtronic, Daiichi-Sankyo, Johnson & Johnson, Terumo, Stryker Japan, Tokai Medical, Otsuka, Takeda, Eisai, Kaneka, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Japan Lifeline, Kowa, Nipro, Century Medical, and Idorsia, and a consulting fee from Johnson & Johnson and Tokai Medical outside the submitted work.
Dr. Yamagami received research grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb and lecturer fees from Stryker, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Medico’s Hirata.
Dr. Toyoda received lecture fees from Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, Otsuka, Janssen, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Dr. Matsumaru received lecture fees from Medtronic, Stryker, Terumo, Johnson, Johnson, Kaneka, and Jimro.
Dr. Matsumoto received lecturer fees from Kaneka, Medico’s Hirata, Fuji Systems, GE Healthcare, Otsuka, Takeda, Century Medical, Terumo, Medtronic, and Stryker.
Dr. Todo received lecture fees from Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Daiichi Sankyo.
Bayer, Stryker, Medtronic, AstraZeneca, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Kyowa Kirin, Takeda Pharmaceutical, and Amgen.
Dr. Shindo received lecture fees from Medtronic, Kaneka, Stryker, Daiichi Sankyo, Asahi-Intec, Ezai, Bayer, Abbot Medical, Medicos Hirata, Johnson, and Johnson.
Dr. Takeuchi received lecturer fees from Stryker, Daiichi Sankyo, Johnson, and Johnson.
Dr. Imamura reports lecturer fees from Medtronic, Daiichi Sankyo, Stryker, Terumo, Johnson & Johnson, and Asahi Intecc.
Dr. Ikeda received lecture fees from Medtronic, Daiichi Sankyo, and Terumo.
Dr. Ishihara received lecture fees from Daiichi Sakyo and Stryker.
Dr. Sano received lecture fees from Stryker.
Dr. Araki received lecture fees from Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Johnson & Johnson, Medico’s Hirata, Asahi-Intec, and Medtronic.
Dr. Nomura has received lecture fees from Oben, Daiici Sankyo, Bayer, Wakamoto Seiyaku, Idorsia Pharma, Stryker, Medtronic, Kaneka, Johnson, and Johnson.
Dr. Beppu received manuscript fees from Medicus Shuppan.
Dr. Sakakibara received manuscript fees from Medicus Shuppan.
Dr. Shirakawa received lecturer fees from Stryker, Medtronic, Terumo, Johnson, Johnson, and Kaneka.
Dr. Yoshimura received research grants from Medico’s Hirata, Medtronic, and Terumo and lecture fees from Medtronic, Kaneka, Stryker, Daiichi Sankyo, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, and Johnson & Johnson.
Dr. Sakai received a research grant from Japan Lifeline, Kaneka, Medtronic, Terumo, and TG Medical; lecturer fees from Asahi-Intec, Kaneka, Medtronic, Stryker, and Terumo; and membership on the advisory boards for Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Terumo outside the submitted work.