**Author details**

Bedrudin Banjanović1 \*, Edin Kabil1 , Nedžad Kadrić2 , Emir Mujanović2 , Mirza Dilić3 , Mehmed Kulić4 , Samed Djedović2 , Amel Hadžimegmedagić1 , Muhamed Djedović1 , Zina Lazović1 , Sevleta Avdić2 , Tarik Selimović1 , Lejla Divović1 and Nada Malešić1

1 Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 Medical Institute Bayer, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 Clinic for Heart Disease, Blood Vessels and Rheumatism, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

4 Cardioteam Clinic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

\*Address all correspondence to: bedrudinx10@gmail.com

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