Article History
Received: 28 October 2024
Revised: 12 September 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: This study was approved by the IRB at an affiliated Medical University and the VA Medical Center, and the study was conducted in adherence with the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: Data were collected as part of routine clinical procedures. Institutional review board approval was granted to study de-identified data for research purposes.