Bixio, Riccardo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9335-3371
Bindoli, Sara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9409-3329
Morciano, Andrea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-7858
Padoan, Roberto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-375X
Aldegheri, Federico https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3965-5295
Mastropaolo, Francesca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-2152
Bertoldo, Eugenia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-3161
Rotta, Denise https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-2438
Appoloni, Matteo https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6967-7805
Orsolini, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4119-3016
Gatti, Davide https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7471-3076
Adami, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-0755
Viapiana, Ombretta https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-5655
Rossini, Maurizio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9692-2293
Sfriso, Paolo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6432-7174
Fassio, Angelo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9187-232X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Verona
Article History
Received: 2 May 2024
Accepted: 28 August 2024
First Online: 9 September 2024
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: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at (available on request from the corresponding author) and declare no conflicts of interest regarding this work.
: The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by our local Ethics Committee (Verona, Italy), and the study was conducted within protocol 1483CESC, following the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included. The patients/participants provided written informed consent to participate in this study.
: This research was done without direct patient involvement. Patients were not invited to comment on the study design and were not consulted to develop patient-relevant outcomes or interpret the results. Patients were not invited to contribute to the writing or editing of this document for readability or accuracy.