Azzolino, Domenico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-7373
Zulueta, Aida
Piras, Rachele
Mariani, Paola
Sideri, Riccardo
Lucchi, Tiziano
Lunetta, Christian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Revised: 17 April 2026
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethical Committee of IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia (approval number: 2773CE). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant.