Kong, Jianqiu
Huang, Yi
Xing, Yichun
Fang, Shuogui
Tan, Kaiwen
Yong, Juanjuan
Fu, Sha
Huang, Yaqiang
Jiang, Chun
Fan, Xinxiang
Article History
Received: 29 September 2024
Accepted: 8 April 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Ethics Committees of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (SYSH, Guangzhou, China; reference SYSEC-KY-KS-2021-301) and Zhongshan City People’s Hospital (ZCPH, Zhongshan, China; reference K2021-152 for ZCPH). The need for informed consent was waived for the retrospective evaluation of the external validation cohorts.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.