Castro Cabanas, João https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8059-874X
Ferreira Cardoso, Daniel
Cunha Ferreira, Catarina
Madeira, Carolina
Saraiva, Eduardo
Ribeiro, Lígia
Fonseca, Sofia
Silva, Luís M. A.
Sousa-Neves, Filipe
Article History
Received: 24 March 2026
Accepted: 13 May 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors (João Castro Cabanas, Daniel Ferreira Cardoso, Catarina Cunha Ferreira, Carolina Madeira, Eduardo Saraiva, Lígia Ribeiro, Luís M. A. Silva, Sofia Fonseca, and Filipe Sousa-Neves) declare no competing interests related to the content of this manuscript.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia/Espinho (ref no. UIEC-2025-570212476867d81d2b402). The requirement for informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study, and all patient data were anonymized to ensure confidentiality.