Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Revised: 2 August 2025
Accepted: 6 August 2025
First Online: 18 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the institutional review board of Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital approved this study (approval no. 2024–122). The need to obtain informed consent from patients was waived in accordance with the regulations for retrospective cohort studies. Information for patients regarding this study was provided on the hospital website.
: HO has received lecture fees from GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. AY and NN declare no conflicts of interest.