Husain, Meer M.
Baqi, Dana H.
Ismael, Paiwand A.
Omer, Rovan S.
Mohammed, San K.
Article History
Received: 19 June 2026
Accepted: 8 September 2026
First Online: 16 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Directorate General of Health, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (Reference No. 32; approval date: 10 May 2026). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, including the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Due to the retrospective nature of the study and the use of de-identified patient data, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Research Ethics Committee of the Directorate General of Health, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: Dr. Dana H. Baqi serves as the manager of Sulaimani Cardiac Hospital, where the study was conducted and from which the data were obtained. This role could be perceived as a non-financial institutional competing interest. The authors declare no financial competing interests and no other competing interests.