Ghadban, Elie
El Zouki, Christian-Joseph
Shuwiekh, Hanaa Ahmed Mohamed
Helmy, Mai
Naser, Abdallah Y.
Jebreen, Kamel
El Khatib, Sami
Malaeb, Diana
Obeid, Sahar
Fawaz, Mirna
Swaitti, Tasnim
Radwan, Eqbal
Nawajah, Inad
El Haj, Mohamad
Moustafa, Ahmed
Hallit, Souheil
Fekih-Romdhane, Feten https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-8017
Article History
Received: 2 July 2025
Accepted: 20 October 2025
First Online: 16 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.
: The research protocol of this study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Rayak University Hospital, Bekaa, Lebanon (ECO-R-401). Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects; the online submission of the soft copy was considered equivalent to receiving written informed consent. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.