Ribeiro, Pedro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5381-6615
Marques, João Alexandre Lobo
Barbosa, Maria Inês
Pedrosa, Roberto C.
do Vale Madeiro, João Paulo
Miguel Rodrigues, Pedro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Article History
Received: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 3 April 2026
First Online: 15 April 2026
Declarations
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: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of HUCFF with the number: 5360915.1.1001.5262. All patients gave their consent prior.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.