Scarbeck, Melina Mascha
Künnemann, Marc-David
Hunkemöller, Anna M.
Drost, Carolin Christina
Lukasz, Alexander
Birkner, Marcel
Fobker, Manfred
Nofer, Jerzy-Roch
Vink, Hans
Pavenstädt, Hermann
Kümpers, Philipp
Rovas, Alexandros
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Article History
Received: 29 January 2026
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of the General Medical Council Westfalen-Lippe and the WWU Münster, Germany (file number: amendments to 2016-073-f-S). Informed consent was obtained.
: Not applicable
: MMS, MDK, AMH, CCD, AL, MB, MF, JRN, HP, PK and AR declare that they have no competing interests. HV is co-founder and Director of Advanced Research at the Glycocalyx Research Institute, Alpine, USA.