aCardiology Division, Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo

bDepartment of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, AORN dei Colli Monaldi-Cotugno-CTO Naples

cDepartment of Heart and Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, University of Insubria, Varese

dDepartment of Clinical Cardiology, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy

eCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Correspondence to Attilio Iacovoni, MD, Cardiology Division Cardiovascular Department, ASST-Papa Giovanni XXIII, Piazza Organizzazione Mondiale Sanità 1, 24100 Bergamo (BG), Italy Tel: +39 035 2673566; fax: +39 035 2674847; e-mail: [email protected]

Received 23 May, 2022

Revised 31 July, 2022

Accepted 8 August, 2022