aDepartment of Cardiology, Mercyhealth Heart and Vascular Center; Janesville, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois

bDepartment of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

cDepartment of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

dDepartment of Biostatistics, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois

eDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

fDepartment of Cardiology, Northshore Medical Group, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Correspondence to Rashad J. Belin, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Mercyhealth Heart and Vascular Center, 8201 E. Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 61111, USA Tel: +1 773 407 3731; e-mail: [email protected]

Received 8 September, 2023

Revised 2 January, 2024

Accepted 17 January, 2024

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