Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Research and Innovation (MR/Y016807/1)
Stroke Association (SA SCLM23\100003)
Article History
Received: 3 July 2025
Accepted: 24 August 2025
First Online: 22 September 2025
Declarations
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: The authors report no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Leicester Research Ethics Committee (Reference: 28664-jm591-ls: cardiovascularsciences) in February 2021. The study was conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki (2013) and all participants provided written informed consent.