Zeno, Kinan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-885X
Hassanieh, Joelle
Nassar, Firas
Haddad, Elie
Ammoury, Makram
Bitar, Elio R.
Ayoub, Rita
Hoballah, Jamal J.
Zaghal, Ahmad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-8043
Article History
Received: 4 September 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 6 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association) and was reviewed and approved by the AUBMC Institutional Review Board – AUBMC IRB - SBS-2022-0117. All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.