Huang, Cheng
Yang, Xiaoqing
Liu, Junping
Article History
Received: 25 April 2025
Accepted: 17 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Murakami Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee (Protocol No. 2021-066) and conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The ethics committee granted exemptions from repeated informed consent requirements in compliance with local regulations. All participants provided written informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.