Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Hideyuki Shimizu, MD, PhD, Keio University, Japan

Associate Editors-in-Chief
Hisashi Iwata, MD, PhD, Gifu University, Japan
Yoshikatsu Saiki, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Hiroya Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Hamamatsu University, Japan

Section Editors-in-Chief
Heart: Kenji Minatoya, MD, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Heart: Akira Shiose, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan
Congenital Heart: Kagami Miyaji, MD, PhD, Kitasato University, Japan
Chest: Morihito Okada, MD, PhD, Hiroshima University, Japan
Esophagus: Yuichiro Doki, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Japan

Editorial Board
Tomonobu Abe, MD, PhD, Gunma University, Japan
Hirokuni Arai, MD, PhD, Hokushin General Hospital, Japan
Masayuki Chida, MD, PhD, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan
Hiroshi Date, MD, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Tomoyuki Fujita, MD, PhD, Tokyo Medical And Dental University, Japan
Hirotsugu Fukuda, MD, PhD, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan
Seiki Hasegawa, MD, PhD, Hyogo Medical University, Japan
Takaya Hoashi, MD, PhD, Saitama Medical University, Japan
Norihiko Ikeda, MD, PhD, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
Masayoshi Inoue, MD, PhD, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
Takashi Kamei, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Hitoshi Matsuda, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
Goro Matsumiya, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Japan
Yoshihiro Minamiya, MD, PhD, Akita University, Japan
Tetsuya Mitsudomi, MD, PhD, Kinki University, Japan
Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Japan
Takeshi Miyairi, MD, PhD, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Japan
Noboru Motomura, MD, PhD, Toho University, Japan
Masato Mutsuga, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Japan
Hiroyuki Nakajima, MD, PhD, Yamanashi University, Japan
Kenji Okada, MD, PhD, Kobe University, Japan
Yoshinori Okada, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Katsuhiro Okuda, MD, PhD, Nagoya City University, Japan
Minoru Ono, MD, PhD, Tokyo University, Japan
Hiroshi Saeki, MD, PhD, Gunma University, Japan
Aya Saito, MD, PhD, Yokohama City University, Japan
Taichi Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, Hyogo Medical University, Japan
Toshihiko Sato, MD, PhD, Fukuoka University, Japan
Toshihiko Shibata, MD, PhD, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Norihiko Shiiya, MD, PhD, Hamamatsu University, Japan
Hideaki Shimada, MD, PhD, Toho University, Japan
Yasushi Shintani, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Japan
Takahashi Shinya, MD, PhD, Hiroshima University, Japan
Makoto Suzuki, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Japan
Hirofumi Takemura, MD, PhD, Kanazawa University, Japan
Seto Tatsuichiro, MD, PhD, Shinshu University, Japan
Tetsuro Uchida, MD, PhD, Yamagata University, Japan
Satoru Wakasa, MD, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Masayuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japan
Atsushi Watanabe, MD, PhD, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
Ichiro Yoshino, MD, PhD, IUHW Narita Hospital, Japan

Biostatisticians
Hiraku Kumamaru, MD, PhD, Tokyo University, Japan
 

Former Editors-in-Chief
Shinobu Miyamoto, 1953–1975
Masahiro Saigusa, 1976–1978
Tadashi Inoue, 1979–1982
Tatsuta Arai, 1983
Yukiyasu Sezai, 1984–1987
Tasuku Shoji, 1988–1991
Kozo Suma, 1992–1993
Shiaki Kawada, 1994
Yasuyuki Hosoda, 1995–1996
Hiromi Kurosawa, 1997–2000
Koichi Kobayashi, 2001–2002
Katsuhiko Tatsuno, 2003–2006
Shinichiro Miyoshi, 2007–2011
Yutaka Okita, 2011-2019

International Advisory Board
Anton E. Becker, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edward L. Bove, Ann Arbor, USA
Gerald D. Buckberg, Los Angeles, USA
Joel D. Cooper, Philadelphia, USA
Joseph S. Coselli, Houston, USA
Delos M. Cosgrove III, Cleveland, USA
Tom R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, USA
Jean Deslauriers, Winnipeg, Canada
Stuart W. Jamieson, San Diego, USA
Joo Hyun Kim, Seoul, Korea
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, USA
Yung-Chie Lee, Taipei, Taiwan
Patrick M. McCarthy, Chicago, USA
Bruce A. Reitz, Palo Alto, USA
H-J Schaefers, Homburg-Saar, Germany
Federico Venuta, Rome, Italy
Walter Weder, Zurich, Switzerland
William G. Williams, Toronto, Canada
Yi Long Wu, Guangzhou, P.R. China