aCardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ospedali Riuniti delle Marche, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

bWessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Correspondence to Pietro Giorgio Malvindi, MD, PhD, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ospedali Riuniti delle Marche, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Conca, 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy E-mail: [email protected]

Received 17 May, 2023

Revised 26 December, 2023

Accepted 28 January, 2024

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