Diefenhardt, Markus
Tselis, Nikolaos https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7800-6127
Achenbach, Julia
Kleemann, Johannes
Zeiner, Kim
Schilling, Bastian
Scherf, Christian
Chatzikonstantinou, Georgios
Ramm, Ulla
Rödel, Claus
Licher, Jörg
Article History
Received: 2 August 2025
Accepted: 16 October 2025
First Online: 5 November 2025
Declarations
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: Markus Diefenhardt, Nikolaos Tselis, Julia Achenbach, Johannes Kleemann, Kim Zeiner, Bastian Schilling, Christian Scherf, Georgios Chatzikonstantinou, Ulla Ramm, Claus Rödel and Jörg Licher have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The study adhered to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology reporting guidelines for cohort studies and the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The submitted study was approved by the ethics board of the Goethe University Frankfurt (no. 2021-564). All patients provided written informed consent to participate in the study and for publication.