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Study flow chart. CAD, coronary artery disease. ∗Due to staffing limitations and logistical challenges, we could not enroll more eligible patients. ∗∗Forty-five patients were lost to follow-up due to impossibility to establish contact to patients, treating physicians, or patients’ relatives.
