aDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care

bDepartment of Cardiology

cDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy

Correspondence to Federico Pappalardo, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Via Venezia 16, Alessandria, Italy Tel: +39 347 9340933; e-mail: [email protected]

Received 21 June, 2023

Revised 4 September, 2023

Accepted 11 September, 2023

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