aEmergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'C.C.Iliescu' bUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania Correspondence to Elena-Laura Antohi, MD, MSc, PhD, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Prof C C Iliescu, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: [email protected] Received 3 March, 2024 Accepted 15 March, 2024