1) The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Surgical Doctor Activity Support Committee Gender equality WG
2) Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuga, Japan
3) Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
4) Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
5) Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
6) Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
7) The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Chief Director

Ikuko Shibasaki¹⁾²⁾, Akihiko Usui¹⁾³⁾, Akira Shiose¹⁾⁴⁾, Shigeki Morita¹⁾⁵⁾, Hitoshi Yokoyama⁶⁾⁷⁾