Schwegel, Nora
Höller, Viktoria
Santner, Viktoria
Zach, David Kajetan
Lugitsch, Jakob
Muendlein, Axel
Brandtner, Eva Maria
Leiherer, Andreas
Drexel, Heinz
Mader, Arthur
Borenich, Andrea
Pilz, Stefan
Grübler, Martin
Wallner, Markus
Ablasser, Klemens
Kolesnik, Ewald
Zirlik, Andreas
von Lewinski, Dirk
Verheyen, Nicolas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-4056
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical University of Graz
Article History
Received: 28 September 2025
Revised: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with Good Clinical Practice, the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the STROBE guidelines. Approval was granted by the local Ethics Committee (EC-No. 28-467 ex 15/16 and 30-286 ex 17/18).
: All patients gave written informed consent for participation.
: The authors declare no competing interests.