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Received: 12 June 2025

Accepted: 29 July 2025

First Online: 9 August 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All illustrations and figures were prepared by the authors using standard office software. Tables and Fig.  (chart) were created using Microsoft Excel, while Fig.  was created using Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word was also used for formatting and preparing the entire manuscript.

: Data were collected using an electronic case report form (eCRF), in compliance with data protection regulations, including the GDPR. The study protocol was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Lodz (approval no. RNN/316/20/KE, with subsequent amendment KE/762/23), and the study was funded by the Polish Cardiac Society (contract no. CRU0120-KCKB-2023).

: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.