Athanasiadou, Kleoniki I. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-8156
Markozannes, Georgios
Kanouta, Fotini
Mitropoulou, Marina
Antsaklis, Panagiotis
Pappa, Kalliopi
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Daskalakis, George
Goulis, Dimitrios G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5005-1995
Vasileiou, Vasiliki
Paschou, Stavroula A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-1376
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Athens
Article History
Received: 4 December 2025
Accepted: 23 March 2026
First Online: 5 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was compliant with the principles of the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for conducting clinical research involving human subjects. All patient data were fully anonymized before analysis and confidentiality was maintained throughout the study. The study received official approval by the Institutional Ethics Committee of our Hospital (reference number: 3/22-03-2023).
: All participants provided informed consent to participate in the present study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.