Shen, Yonghua https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-4769
Zhang, Lichao
Li, Taishun
Zhang, Bin
Wang, Yi
Zheng, Ruhua
Cao, Jun
Chen, Tao
Wang, Lei
Zou, Xiaoping
Article History
Received: 21 December 2025
Accepted: 7 February 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
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: Yonghua Shen, Lichao Zhang, Taishun Li, Bin Zhang, Yi Wang, Ruhua Zheng, Jun Cao, Tao Chen, Lei Wang, Xiaoping Zou have no conficts of interest or fnancial ties to disclose.
: Approval of the research protocol by an Institutional Review Board: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (2020–129-01, date of registration 29-Jul-2020). Informed Consent: All participants provided written informed consent. Registry and the Registration Number of the study/trial: This study was registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry with registration number ChiCTR2000036394 following CONSORT guidelines. Animal Studies: N/A.