Mahmoudi, Hosein https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4586-3486
Chalkias, Athanasios https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-4665
Moradi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4420-8754
Moradian, Seyed Tayeb https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7079-5377
Amouzegar, Seyed Mohammad Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3587-6040
Vahedian-Azimi, Amir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-7608
Article History
Received: 13 July 2024
Accepted: 14 March 2025
First Online: 27 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in strict adherence to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Research Ethics Committees of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (IR.BMSU.BAQ.REC.1400.052). Informed consent was obtained from all patients or their relatives, and the study findings were reported in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.