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Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
• ² Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
• ³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. kubozono@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.
• ⁴ Kagoshima Kouseiren Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
• ⁵ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.