Heart bypass showdown: does using more arteries help women?
NCT ID NCT04124120
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether using multiple arteries during coronary bypass surgery improves outcomes for women compared to using just one artery. About 2,300 women will be randomly assigned to receive either a single arterial graft or multiple arterial grafts. The goal is to see if the multiple-graft approach reduces major heart problems and improves quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (arterial grafting)
- What this could lead to
- If multiple arterial grafts prove better, this could lead to a new standard of care for women having coronary bypass surgery, reducing heart attacks, strokes, and repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial but still recruiting; results may not show a clear benefit for all women, and surgery carries inherent risks like infection or bleeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aalborg University Hospital
RECRUITINGAalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Acibadem-Sistina Hospital
RECRUITINGSkopje, North Macedonia
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Allegheny General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Anthea Hospital
RECRUITINGBari, 70124, Italy
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75204, United States
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Baystate Health
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGBlackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom
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Careggi University Hospital
RECRUITINGFlorence, 50134, Italy
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLisbon, 1300-598, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Sao Joao
RECRUITINGPorto, 4200-072, Portugal
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
RECRUITINGRoyal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
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Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute
RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Duisburg Heart Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDuisburg, 47137, Germany
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Dusseldorf University
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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East Carolina University
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27858, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Englewood Health
RECRUITINGEnglewood, New Jersey, 07631, United States
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Erasmus Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015, Netherlands
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Essen University
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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European Hospital
RECRUITINGRoma, 00149, Italy
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Fondazione Poliambulanza
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrescia, 25124, Italy
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Frankfurt University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFrankfurt, 60323, Germany
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Fraser Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGNew Westminster, Canada
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Fuwai Hospital China
COMPLETEDBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100037, China
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G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM)
COMPLETEDCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641037, India
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General University Hospital, Prague
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew Town, 128 08, Czechia
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Genesis Healthcare System
RECRUITINGZanesville, Ohio, 43701, United States
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - St Thomas' Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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HDZ NRW Bad Oeynhausen Germany
RECRUITINGBad Oeynhausen, 32545, Germany
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Hamilton General Hospital
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada
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Hartford Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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Health Sciences North
RECRUITINGGreater Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 5J1, Canada
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Heart Center Herzzentrum, Leipzig
RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04289, Germany
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Heart Institute University of São Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05508, Brazil
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Heidelberg University
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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Hopital Sacre-Coeur
RECRUITINGMontreal, Canada
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Horizon Health Network - Saint John Regional Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico de San Carlos
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario del Vinalopo
RECRUITINGElche, Alicante, 03293, Spain
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Hull University Hospitals
RECRUITINGHull, United Kingdom
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Humanitas Gavazzeni of Bergamo
RECRUITINGBergamo, 24125, Italy
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Innsbruck Medical University
RECRUITINGInnsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
RECRUITINGSte Foy, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Institute of Cardiology Porto Alegre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, 9062000, Brazil
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Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVila Mariana, 04012-909, Brazil
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Jena University Hospital
RECRUITINGJena, 07743, Germany
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Jilin Heart Hospital China
COMPLETEDChangchun, Jilin, 130052, China
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Karonlinska University Hospital
RECRUITINGStockholm, 171 76, Sweden
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Kepler University Hospital
RECRUITINGLinz, Austria
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Krankenhaus Nord Vienna North Hospital
RECRUITINGVienna, 1210, Austria
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Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier
RECRUITINGTrier, 54292, Germany
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Lankenau Medical Center
RECRUITINGWynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States
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Leiden University Medical Center
RECRUITINGLeiden, South Holland, 2333, Netherlands
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Lenox Hill Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10075, United States
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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLiverpool, L14 3PE, United Kingdom
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London Health Sciences
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Maastricht University Medical Centre
RECRUITINGMaastricht, 6229, Netherlands
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Manchester University NHS Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCotignola, 48033, Italy
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Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Medical University Gdansk
RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-210, Poland
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Medical University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8010, Austria
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Medical University of Silesia
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-055, Poland
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Medical University of Vienna
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Methodist Physicians Health
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68118, United States
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGWestcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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Montreal Heart Institute
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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NHS Golden Jubilee
RECRUITINGClydebank, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Tomsk, Russia
COMPLETEDTomsk, Russia
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National Taiwan University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhongzheng, Taipei, 100229, Taiwan
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National University of Singapore
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSingapore, 119077, Singapore
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NavarraBiomed
RECRUITINGPamplona, Spain
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Nebraska Heart Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68526, United States
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New York Presbyterian Queens
RECRUITINGQueens, New York, 11355, United States
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NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
RECRUITINGBrooklyn, New York, 11215, United States
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
RECRUITINGNewark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
RECRUITINGSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3R4, Canada
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Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Ospedale Le Molinette, Torino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, 10126, Italy
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGMultiple Locations, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGPomona, California, 91767, United States
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Rambam Health Care Campus
COMPLETEDHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Rhode Island Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Robert-Bosch-Hospital Stuttgart Germany
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStuttgart, 70376, Germany
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Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGCambridge, CB2 0A, United Kingdom
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Royal Victoria Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
RECRUITINGWolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
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Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
COMPLETEDShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Sweden
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Saitama Medical University Japan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaitama, 350-0451, Japan
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2SB, United Kingdom
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South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGMiddlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
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St George's University Hospitals
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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St. Boniface General Hospital
RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada
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Star Hospitals - Hyderabad, India
COMPLETEDHyderabad, Telangana, 500034, India
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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TUM University Hospital German Heart Center
RECRUITINGMunich, Germany
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Teda Hospital Tianjin China
COMPLETEDTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300456, China
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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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The University of Melbourne
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Australia
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The University of Texas Medical Health Branch at Galveston
RECRUITINGGalveston, Texas, 77550, United States
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The Valley Hospital
RECRUITINGRidgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBunkyō-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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Toronto General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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UT Health San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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University Hospital Coimbra
RECRUITINGCoimbra, 3004-561, Portugal
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University Hospital Dubrava
RECRUITINGZagreb, 10000, Croatia
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University Hospital Erlangen
COMPLETEDErlangen, 91054, Germany
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University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg
RECRUITINGGiessen, 35385, Germany
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University Hospital of Montreal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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University Hospitals of Leicester
RECRUITINGLeicester, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
RECRUITINGStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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University Hradec Králové
RECRUITINGHradec Králové, 500 03, Czechia
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University Medical Center of Göttingen
RECRUITINGGöttingen, 37075, Germany
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94118, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Iowa
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
COMPLETEDWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Universitäts-Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen Freiburg
RECRUITINGBad Krozingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79189, Germany
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Victorian Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGClayton, 3168, Australia
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Wake Forest University
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27106, United States
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Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Yale University Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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Zbigniew Religa Lower Silesian Heart Disease Centre
RECRUITINGZabrze, 41-800, Poland
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