Rania, Marianna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-7086
Procopio, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-8714
Zaffino, Paolo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-0157
Carbone, Elvira Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-6552
Fiorentino, Teresa Vanessa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9485-8793
Andreozzi, Francesco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9375-1513
Segura-Garcia, Cristina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-3045
Cosentino, Carlo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5768-1829
Arturi, Franco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1660-1228
Article History
Received: 2 July 2024
Revised: 16 January 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2025
First Online: 18 February 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Eligible patients were fully informed about the aim and the procedures of the study, and that participation was voluntary and free from any compensation. All participants gave written informed consent. The study was approved by the institutional review boards (Local Ethical Committee, n. 53/2013), and all the procedures were performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.