^aDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center, Himeji

^bDepartment of Exploratory and Advanced Search in Cardiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Received 31 October 2022 Accepted 26 November 2022.

Correspondence to Tomofumi Takaya, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center, 3-264 Kamiya-cho, Himeji, Japan, Tel: +81 79 289 5080; fax: +81 79 289 2080; e-mail: [email protected]