Akira T Kawaguchi -
Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Jacob Bergsland -
†State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda -
‡National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
Toshimi Ujiie -
Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Shinichiro Shimura -
Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Shirosaku Koide -
Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Tomas A Salerno -
†State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Randas J.V Batista -
§vilela Batista Heart Foundation, Curitiba, Brazil