Noto, Alberto http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-9317
Crimi, Claudia
Cortegiani, Andrea
Giardina, Massimiliano
Benedetto, Filippo
Princi, Pietro
Carlucci, Annalisa
Appendini, Lorenzo
Gregoretti, Cesare
Article History
Received: 29 October 2020
Accepted: 24 February 2021
First Online: 10 March 2021
Competing interests
: Prof. Alberto Noto received honoraria for lectures from Edwards Lifescience (not relevant to this protocol). Dr. Cortegiani declares a patent pending, in association with the University of Palermo—Italy (N°102019000020532)—Italian Ministry of Economic Development), not discussed in the present study. Prof. Cesare Gregoretti declares a patent pending, in association with the University of Palermo—Italy (N°102019000020532)—Italian Ministry of Economic Development), not discussed in the present study. Prof. Gregoretti received honoraria for lectures or consultancies from Philips, Resmed, Vivisol, OrionPharma, Origin (not relevant to this protocol). All other authors declare no competing interests.