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Article History

Received: 2 June 2025

Accepted: 9 February 2026

First Online: 16 February 2026

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Local Ethics Committees (LEC) of both participating hospitals: Cardiac Clinic “Guli” and Tbilisi Heart Center, Tbilisi, Georgia. This study involved human participants, and all ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.