* Address for correspondence:
Yasuhisa Nakao, MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan.
Phone: +81-89-960-5303, FAX: +81-89-960-5306
Email: nakao.yasuhisa.dy@ehime-u.ac.jp