Funding for this research was provided by:
Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2023-00253065)
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (RS-2002-KH125938, HI22C0733)
Article History
Received: 31 January 2025
Revised: 16 May 2025
Accepted: 23 June 2025
First Online: 13 August 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was waived by the local Ethics Committee of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea in view of the retrospective nature of the study and all the procedures being performed were part of the routine care. The study does not include any animal experiments conducted by any authors.
: The local IRB of the Catholic University of Korea waived the need for informed consent.
: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grands; participation in speaker’s bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, tock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.