Major trial tests new pill to keep deadly lung disease at bay
NCT ID NCT01106014
Summary
This large, completed Phase 3 trial tested whether a new oral medication called selexipag could safely delay serious health events or death in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe lung blood vessel disease. The study involved over 1,150 patients and compared selexipag against a placebo to see which group went longer without needing hospitalization, new therapies, or experiencing disease progression. The goal was to control the disease and improve patients' ability to function in daily life.
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Locations
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"Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy, Municipal Institution ""Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinic Diagnostic Center""
Dnipropetrovsk, 49060, Ukraine
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"Gottsegen György Országos Kardiológiai Intézet, Felnőtt kardiológiai osztály"
Budapest, 1096, Hungary
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"Institutul de Pneumologie "Marius Nasta", I. Clinica de Pneumoftiziologie"
Bucharest, 050159, Romania
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"Instytut Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych Klatki Piersiowej"
Warsaw, 01-138, Poland
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"Instytut Kardiologii Collegium Medium UJ Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im Jana Pawła II Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń"
Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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"Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Zentrum für Innere Medizin Medizinische Klinik II"
Giessen, 35392, Germany
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"Klinički Centar Srbije, Klinika za pulmologiju"
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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"Kliničko-bolnički centar Zemun, Kardiološko odeljenje"
Belgrade, 11080, Serbia
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"Pécsi Tudományegyetem Klinikai Központ,
Pécs, 7624, Hungary
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"Semmelweis Egyetem, Pulmonológiai Klinika"
Budapest, 1125, Hungary
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"Spitalul Clinic de Pneumoftiziologie Iasi Sectia Clinica I de Pneumoftiziologie"
Iași, 700115, Romania
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"Szegedi Tudományegyetem ÁOK Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, II. sz. Belgyógyászati klinika és Kardiológiai központ"
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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"The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Department of Cardiology"
Seoul, 137-701, South Korea
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"Universitätsklinikum Köln Herzzentrum / Klinik III für Innere Medizin (Kardiologie, Pneumologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin)"
Cologne, 50924, Germany
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"Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne II Klinika Kardiologii i Elektroterapii Serca"
Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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"Wojewódzki Specjalistyczny Szpital im. dr Władysława Biegańskiego Oddział Kardiologiczny, II Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii UM"
Lodz, 91-347, Poland
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Aarhus University Hospital , Cardiology
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht / Department of Pulmonary Diseases
Maastricht, 6229 HX, Netherlands
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Chennai, 600006, India
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Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals
New Delhi, 110076, India
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Beaumont Hospital
Troy, Michigan, 48307, United States
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Beijing Shijitan Hospital
Beijing, 100038, China
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Boston University School of Medicine / Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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CARE Hospitals Nampally, Cardiology Dep. Hyderabad
Hyderabad, 500001, India
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Cardiology Scientific Research Institute of Tomsk Scientific Center of RAMs, Siberian Branch / Cardiovascular Surgery Department
Tomsk, 634012, Russia
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Cardiovascular Institute & Fuwai Hospital-Pulmonary Vascular Center
Beijing, 100037, China
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Carmel Medical Center, Pulmonary Unit
Haifa, 34362, Israel
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Central Bucks Specialists
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18901, United States
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Centro de Investigacion y Prevencion Cardiovascular (CIPREC)
Buenos Aires, C1119ACN, Argentina
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Clarian North Hospital
Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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Clinic-Barcelona
Barcelona, 8036, Spain
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Clinica Tabancura- Cardiology Unit
Santiago, 7650018, Chile
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Columbia University Medical Center, Pediatric Cardiology
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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DRK Kliniken Köpenick
Berlin, 12559, Germany
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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı
Izmir, 35210, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710-0001, United States
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Egészségügyi Járóbeteg Központ Kardiológiai Intézete - Debrecen
Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam afdeling longziekten
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Flinders Medical Centre, Pulmonary Hypertension, c/- Cardiology
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Froedtert Hospital - Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Frontier Lifeline Hospitals, Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai
Chennai, 600101, India
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Fundacion Cardio Infantil
Bogotá, Colombia
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Fundacion Clinica Shaio
Bogotá, Colombia
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GLVA Healthcare Center
Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States
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Gen Faculty Hosp Prague Cardiology Clin
Prague, 128 08, Czechia
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Georgia Clinical Research
Austell, Georgia, 30106, United States
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Georgia Health Sciences University
Augusta, Georgia, 30912-3135, United States
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Gil Medical Centre
Incheon, 405-760, South Korea
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Golden Jubilee - Pulm Vascular Unit
Glasgow, G81 4HX, United Kingdom
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Guangdong General Hospital, Cardiology Department
Guangzhou, 510080, China
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HUG Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève; Pneumology, PAH
Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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Hammersmith
London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Health Care Municipal Institution, City Clinical Hospital #13
Kharkiv, 61124, Ukraine
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Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R8, Canada
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Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hopital General Juif (Jewish General Hospital)
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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Hosp A. Beclere - Dept Pulmo & Resp Intensive Care
Clamart, 92140, France
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Hosp Civil - Dpt Pneumology
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Hosp Cote de Nacre - Dpt Pneumology
Caen, 14033, France
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Hosp Huriez - Dpt Internal Medecine
Lille, 59037, France
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Hosp Larrey - Dpt Pneumology
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hosp Pradel Lyon - Dpt Pneumology
Bron, 69677, France
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Hosp Vall D'Hebron - Barcelona - Pneumology
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital 12 Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Britanico-Pneumology
Buenos Aires, C1280AEB, Argentina
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Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati / Unidad de Investigacion Cardiologia 2
Lima, 11, Peru
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Hospital Privado Centro Medico de Cordoba S.A.
Córdoba, X5016KEH, Argentina
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ISMETT - Istituto Mediterraneo Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione - Dipartimento di Medicina - Divisione di Pneumologia
Palermo, 90127, Italy
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Institut Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute)
Kuala Lumpur, 50400, Malaysia
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Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Instituto De Cardiologia de Corrientes
Corrientes, W3400AMZ, Argentina
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Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia (INC) Ignacio Chavez
Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubrian
Mexico City, 14000, Mexico
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Instituto Nacional del Torax Teaching Dept
Santiago, 7500691, Chile
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Instituto de Enfermedades Respiratorias Clinica San Gabriel
Lima, 32, Peru
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Istanbul Üniversitesi Kardiyoloji Enstitisü
Istanbul, 34096, Turkey (Türkiye)
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John Hunter Hospital Autoimmune Resource and Research Centre
New Lambton, 2305, Australia
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen Klinik für Pneumologie
Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (KVGH)
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Kaplan Medical - Pulmonary Institute
Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Kemerovo Cardiology Dispensary / Kemerovo Regional Hospital
Kemerovo, 650044, Russia
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Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Klinik Löwenstein gGmbH, Medizinische Klinik 1, Pneumologie - Kardiologie
Löwenstein, 74245, Germany
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LIU Center for Pulmonary Hypertension
Torrance, California, 90502-2006, United States
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LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Limited liability company, Consultative diagnostic centre Healthy Joints
Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
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Linköping University Hospital, Cardiology
Linköping, 58185, Sweden
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Lung Health & Sleep Emhancement Center, LLC
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital
Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
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Marmara Üniversitesi Tip Fakultesi Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dali
Istanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Massachusetts General Hospital - Pulmonary Critical Care Unit
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital-Pulmonary Critical Care Unit
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mater Miscordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Dublin 7, Ireland
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Medical University of Vienna and AKH Cardiology
Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover / Klinik für Pneumologie
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Medizinische Universität Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
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Minsk City Hospital No. 9
Minsk, 220116, Belarus
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Minsk Regional Clinical Hospital of the Red Banner of Labour
Minsk, 223040, Belarus
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Montefiore Medical Center, Weiler Division
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Municipal Medical Institution City Hospital #5
Barnaul, 656045, Russia
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National Heart Centre (NHC) Singapore
Singapore, 168752, Singapore
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National Taiwan University Hospital / Department of Surgery
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center-Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
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Národný ústav srdcových a cievnych chorôb, a.s. - NÚSCH a.s.
Bratislava, 833 48, Slovakia
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Onasseio Cardiosurgical Hospital
Athens, 176 74, Greece
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Oregon Pulmonary Associates, PC
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Rheumatology Department
Beijing, 100032, China
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi - Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile-Departmento De Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
Santiago, 8330074, Chile
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Praxis für Pneumologie und Allergologie
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Prince Charles Hospital Lung Transplant, Thoracic Department
Chermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Public Institution "F.H. Yanovski Phthisiology and Pulmonology National Institute Under Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences"
Kyiv, 03680, Ukraine
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Pulmonology Institute, Hadassah University Hospital at Ein Karem
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Rabin Medical Centre - Pulmonology
Petach Tikvah, 49100, Israel
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Regional Clinical Hospital # 1
Yekaterinburg, 620102, Russia
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Renji Hospital, Cardiology Department
Shanghai, 200127, China
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Renji Hospital, Rheumatology Department
Shanghai, 200001, China
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Rigshospitalet, Hjertemedicinsk klinik - Cardiology
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Royal Adelaide Hospital, Cardiovascular Investigation Unit (CVIU)
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Royal Free & Ucms Rheumatology Unit
London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Royal Hobart Hospital, Centre for Clinical Research
Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia
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Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, 6000, Australia
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Kardiologi
Gothenburg, SE-413 45, Sweden
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Samsung Medical Center, Division of Cardiology
Seoul, 135-710, South Korea
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Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli S.A.
Buenos Aires, C1121ABL, Argentina
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Sanatorio San Jose
Buenos Aires, C1425DUH, Argentina
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Sanjivani Hospitals - Department of Cardiology
Ahmedabad, 380015, India
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Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
Moscow, 105077, Russia
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Seconda Università Degli Studi di Napoli - Azienda Universitaria Policlinico - Dipartimento Assistenziale di medicina Generale, Angiologia, Endocrinologia, Epatogastroenterologia e Reumatologia - Unità Operativa di Reumatologia
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Seoul Nathional University Hospital
Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Department of Pulmonary Circulation
Shanghai, 200433, China
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Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Division of Allergy-Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine
Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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St Vincent's Hospital
Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis afdeling Longziekten
Nieuwegein, 3430 EM, Netherlands
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St. Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
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St. Vincent's Hospital / Heart and Lung Transplant Unit
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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State Institution, "Institute fo Rheumatology of RAMS"
Moscow, 115552, Russia
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The Chaim Sheba Med Ctr -Pulmonology
Tel Litwinsky, 52621, Israel
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The Institution of the Clinical Cardiology named after A. L. Myaskinov
Moscow, 121552, Russia
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The Lindner Clinical Trial Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219-2906, United States
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The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43221, United States
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The Republican Scientific-Practical Center "Cardiology"
Minsk, 220036, Belarus
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The University of Arizona, Clinical and Translational Science (CATS) Research Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69126, Germany
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Tomsk Regional Clinical Hospital/ Pulmonology Unit
Tomsk, 634063, Russia
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Ulb Erasme, Cardiology
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Umeå University Hospital, Cardiology (Umeå)
Umeå, 90185, Sweden
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University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada
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University Hospital Basel Division of Pneumology
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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University Hospital Gasthuisberg - Pneumologie
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Alberta Hospital - Children's Centre
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G2C8, Canada
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University of California San Diego Medical Center (La Jolla)
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of California, Davis, UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama, 36617, United States
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University of Texas-Houston Health Center Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital-Department of Medicine
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Universität Greifswald / Klinik für Innere Medizin B
Greifswald, 17487, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Medizinische Klinik1-Pneumologie/MK1-A13
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinkum Regensburg / Innere Medizin II
Regensburg, 93053, Germany
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Universitätsspital Bern, Clinic for Pneumology (Inselspital)
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Uppsala Akademiska Sjukhuset, Kardiologkliniken 50F
Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden
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V. A. Almazov Institute of Cardiology, Russian Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development / Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation Complex
Saint Petersburg, 194156, Russia
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VU Medisch Centrum / Afdeling longziekten, secretariaat 4A 48
Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-2386, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yonsei University Health System Dept of Cardiology
Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
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Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı
Adana, 01330, Turkey (Türkiye)
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