Tuan, Sheng-Hui
Chung, Jin-Hui
Chen, Guan-Bo
Sun, Shu-Fen
Liou, I-Hsiu
Li, Chien-Hui
Tsai, Yi-Ju
Article History
Received: 14 August 2023
Accepted: 18 September 2023
First Online: 29 September 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted following the principles outlined in the Helsinki Declaration. Given that this was a retrospective study, we didn’t get extra informed consent from the participants and their family. However, the informed consent was obtained before performing the CPET after the purpose of the testing was explained to the participants and their families (verbal consent from participants and written consent from family members). This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (number: VGHKS17-CT11-11).
: Not applicable.
: The results of the present study do not constitute endorsement and this work disclosed no financial support from any foundation. All authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.