Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Honorary Editorial Board
Tetsuzo Agishi, Tokyo, Japan
Toshihiro Akaike, Tsukuba, Japan
Kazuhiko Atsumi, Tokyo, Japan
Kou Imachi, Tokyo, Japan
Shiaki Kawada, Yamanashi, Japan
Yasunaru Kawashima, Suita, Japan
Soichiro Kitamura, Suita, Japan
Hitoshi Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
Hikaru Matsuda, Takarazuka, Japan
Takehisa Matsuda, Hakusan, Japan
Michio Mito, Sapporo, Japan
Toshio Mitsui, Tokyo, Japan
Shinichi Nitta, Sendai, Japan
Kiyotaka Sakai, Tokyo, Japan
Hisateru Takano, Kusatsu, Japan
Satoshi Teraoka, Tokyo, Japan
Isao Yada, Suzuka, Japan
Editorial Board
Takaya Abe, MD, PhD, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
Hidetoshi Eguchi, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Egusa, DDS, PhD, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
Tomoyuki Fujita, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Kazuyoshi Fukunaga, PhD, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroki Hata, MD, PhD, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Masahiro Hiraki, PhD, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Shingo Ichiba, MD, PhD, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Sachiro Kakinoki, PhD, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Kenichi Kokubo, PhD, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
Hirotada Masuda, MD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Toru Masuzawa, PhD, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
Goro Matsumiya, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Taka-aki Nakada, MD, PhD, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Yuji Narita, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
Motonobu Nishimura, MD, PhD, Kawasaki Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Takashi Nishimura, MD, PhD, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan
Tomohiro Nishinaka, MD, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Minoru Ono, MD, PhD, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Eiji Okamoto, PhD, Tokai University, Hokkaido, Japan
Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Koichi Toda, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Shigehiko Tokunaga, MD, PhD, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Tadashi Tomo, MD, PhD, Oita University, Oita, Japan
Tomonori Tsukiya, PhD, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Tetsuji Yamaoka, PhD, Komatsu University, Ishikawa, Japan
International Advisory Board
Robert H Bartlett, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Joseph B Zwischenberger, Lexington, KY, USA
Stephen R Ash, Lafayette, IN, USA
James W Long, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Kyung Sun, Seoul, Korea
Jörg Vienken, Usingen, Germany