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Dr. Yap received speaker\u2019s honorarium from Abbott, Biosensors, Boston Scientific, Edwards, J&J and Medtronic. Dr Jack Tan received honorarium from Biosensors, Medtronic, Biosensors, Orbus Neich, Amgen. Other authors report no conflict of interest related to this study.","order":1,"name":"Ethics","label":"Conflict of interest","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"This study was approved by the institutional review board of Shinshu university (Shinshu University School of Medicine Biological and Medical Research Ethics Committee, Approval No. 6410).","order":2,"name":"Ethics","label":"IRB information","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}}]}}