Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial

NCT ID: NCT00911508

Last Updated: 2021-04-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2204 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-11-13

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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The (Catheter Ablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial) CABANA Trial has the overall goal of establishing the appropriate roles for medical and ablative intervention for atrial fibrillation (AF). The CABANA Trial is designed to test the hypothesis that the treatment strategy of left atrial catheter ablation for the purpose of eliminating atrial fibrillation (AF) will be superior to current state-of-the-art therapy with either rate control or rhythm control drugs for decreasing the incidence of the composite endpoint of total mortality, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, or cardiac arrest in patients with untreated or incompletely treated AF.

Detailed Description

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The need for this trial arises out of 1) the rapidly increasing number of pts \> 60 years of age with AF accompanied by symptoms and morbidity, 2) the failure of anti-arrhythmic drug therapy to maintain sinus rhythm and reduce mortality, 3) the rapidly increasing application of radio-frequency catheter ablation without appropriate evidence-based validation, and 4) the expanding impact of AF on health care costs.

This study will randomize up to 2200 patients to a strategy of catheter ablation versus pharmacologic therapy with rate or rhythm control drugs. Each pt will have 1) characteristics similar to AFFIRM pts (≥65 yo or \<65 with \>1 risk factor for stroke, 2) Documented AF warranting treatment, and 3) Eligibility for both catheter ablation and ≥2 anti-arrhythmic or ≥2 rate control drugs. Pts will be followed every 6 months for an average of approximately 5 years and will undergo repeat trans-telephonic monitor, Holter monitor, and CT/MR studies to assess the impact of treatment.

The CABANA trial will disclose the role of medical and non-pharmacologic therapies for AF, establish the cost and impact of therapy on quality of life and will help determine if AF is a modifiable risk factor for increased mortality.

Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Left Atrial Ablation

Pulmonary vein isolation using a circumferential ablative approach in the left atrium. Ablation may be performed using circular mapping catheter-guided ablation, antral isolation using a circular guided approach, or wide area circumferential ablation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Left atrial ablation

Intervention Type DEVICE

St. Jude: Livewire TC™ , Therapy™ Dual / Thermocouple, Safire,Therapy Cool Path

Biosense Webster: NAVI-STAR, NAVI-STAR/NAVI-STAR DS, Celsius Braided/Long Tip, NAVI-STAR™ and Celsius™ ThermoCool, NAVI-STAR® RMT, Celsius® RMT, ThermoCool® SF

Medtronic CryoCath LP: Freezor®/Freezor MAX®, Artic Front®, Cardiac Ablation System

Bard: Stinger

Boston Scientific: Blazer II RF/XP, Blazer RPM, Chilli II Cooled, SteeroCath

Rate or Rhythm Control Therapy

Current state-of-the-art drug therapy for atrial fibrillation (rate control or rhythm control). Treating physicians will be encouraged to follow the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association / European Society of Cardiology Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines with regard to drug therapy for atrial fibrillation. The specific choice of rate control versus rhythm control drug therapy and the specific drugs to be used will ultimately be left to the discretion of the treating physician.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rate or Rhythm Control Therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Rate control: Metoprolol 50-100mg, Atenolol 50-100mg, Propranolol 40-80mg, Acebutolol 200-300mg, Carvedilol 6.25-25mg, Diltiazem 180-240mg, Verapamil 180-240mg, Digoxin 0.125-0.25mg

Rhythm control: Propafenone 450-625mg, Flecainide 200-300mg, Sotalol 240-320mg, Dofetilide 500-1000mcg, Amiodarone 200-400mg, Quinidine 600-900mg, Dronedarone 800mg

Interventions

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Left atrial ablation

St. Jude: Livewire TC™ , Therapy™ Dual / Thermocouple, Safire,Therapy Cool Path

Biosense Webster: NAVI-STAR, NAVI-STAR/NAVI-STAR DS, Celsius Braided/Long Tip, NAVI-STAR™ and Celsius™ ThermoCool, NAVI-STAR® RMT, Celsius® RMT, ThermoCool® SF

Medtronic CryoCath LP: Freezor®/Freezor MAX®, Artic Front®, Cardiac Ablation System

Bard: Stinger

Boston Scientific: Blazer II RF/XP, Blazer RPM, Chilli II Cooled, SteeroCath

Intervention Type DEVICE

Rate or Rhythm Control Therapy

Rate control: Metoprolol 50-100mg, Atenolol 50-100mg, Propranolol 40-80mg, Acebutolol 200-300mg, Carvedilol 6.25-25mg, Diltiazem 180-240mg, Verapamil 180-240mg, Digoxin 0.125-0.25mg

Rhythm control: Propafenone 450-625mg, Flecainide 200-300mg, Sotalol 240-320mg, Dofetilide 500-1000mcg, Amiodarone 200-400mg, Quinidine 600-900mg, Dronedarone 800mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over the preceding 6 months have:

1. ≥2 paroxysmal (electrocardiographic documentation of at least 1) atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes lasting ≥1 hour in duration: (that terminate spontaneously within 7 days or cardioversion is performed within 48h of AF onset): or
2. electrocardiographic documentation of 1 persistent AF episode: (sustained for ≥7 days or cardioversion is performed more than 48h after AF onset): or
3. electrocardiographic documentation of 1 longstanding persistent AF episode: (continuous AF of duration \>1 year).
* Warrant active therapy (within the past 3 months) beyond simple ongoing observation
* Be eligible for catheter ablation and ≥2 sequential rhythm control and/or ≥2 rate control drugs.
* Be ≥65 yrs of age, or \<65 yrs with one or more of the following risk factors for stroke: Hypertension (treated and/or defined as a blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg) \[90\], Diabetes (treated and/or defined as a fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl) \[91\], Congestive heart failure (including systolic or diastolic heart failure), Prior stroke, transient ischemic attack or systemic emboli, Atherosclerotic vascular disease (previous myocardial infarction (MI), peripheral arterial disease or aortic plaque), left atrial (LA) size \>5.0 cm (or volume index ≥40 cc/m2), or ejection fraction (EF) ≤35.
* Have the capacity to understand and sign an informed consent form.
* Be ≥18 years of age.

* NOTE- Subjects \<65 yrs of age whose only risk factor is hypertension must have a second risk factor or left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy to qualify.Patients receiving new drug therapy initiated within the previous 3 months may continue that therapy if randomized to the drug therapy arm. Patients may have documented atrial flutter in addition to atrial fibrillation and remain eligible for enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Lone AF in the absence of risk factors for stroke in patients \<65 years of age
* Patients who in the opinion of the managing clinician should not yet receive any therapy for AF
* Patients who have failed \>2 membrane active anti-arrhythmic drugs at a therapeutic dose due to inefficacy or side effects (Table 5.2.2)
* An efficacy failure of full dose amiodarone treatment \>8 weeks duration at any time
* Reversible causes of AF including thyroid disorders, acute alcohol intoxication, recent major surgical procedures, or trauma
* Recent cardiac events including MI, percutaneous intervention (PCI), or valve or bypass surgery in the preceding 3 months
* Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (outflow track)
* Class IV angina or Class IV congestive heart failure (CHF) (including past or planned heart transplantation)
* Other arrhythmias mandating anti-arrhythmic drug therapy (i.e. ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF))
* Heritable arrhythmias or increased risk for torsade de pointes with class I or III drugs
* Prior LA catheter ablation with the intention of treating AF
* Prior surgical interventions for AF such as the MAZE procedure
* Prior AV nodal ablation
* Patients with other arrhythmias requiring ablative therapy
* Contraindication to appropriate anti-coagulation therapy
* Renal failure requiring dialysis
* Medical conditions limiting expected survival to \<1 year
* Women of childbearing potential (unless post-menopausal or surgically sterile)
* Participation in any other clinical mortality trial (Participation in other non-mortality trials should be reviewed with the clinical trial management center)
* Unable to give informed consent

* NOTE- Prior ablation of the cavo-tricuspid isthmus alone is not an exclusion if the patient develops subsequent recurrent AF. Planned atrial flutter ablation in combination with the left atrial ablation is not an exclusion.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Abbott Medical Devices

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Biosense Webster, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Douglas L. Packer, MD

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Douglas L. Packer, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Kerry L. Lee, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Daniel B. Mark, M.D., MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Rich A. Robb, Ph.D. Phy

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Yves D. Rosenberg, M.D., MPH

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Locations

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Arkansas Cardiology, PA

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Good Samaritan Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University of California Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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University of California at San Francisco Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, United States

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The Medical Center of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Penrose Saint Francis Health Services

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Miami Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

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Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Northside Hospital and Heart Institute

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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Florida Heart Rhythm-University of South Florida College of Medicine

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Georgia Regents University

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants & Research Institute

Macon, Georgia, United States

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Alexian Brothers Medical Center

Barrington, Illinois, United States

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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NorthShore University Health System

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Mercy Medical Center-Iowa Heart Center

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Brigham and Womens Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

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Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

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Jackson Heart Clinic

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Saint John's Mercy Heart Health Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Saint Louis Heart and Vascular

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Albany Associates in Cardiology

Albany, New York, United States

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New York University Langone Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Stony Brook University Hospital and Medical Center

Stony Brook, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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The Sanger Clinic, PA

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Oklahoma Heart Institute

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Penn State University Cardiovascular Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pennsylvania Health System

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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V.A. Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lankenau Hospital

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Memorial Health Care System

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia

Austin, Texas, United States

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Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Baylor All Saints Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano

Plano, Texas, United States

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South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Scott and White Memorial Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

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Intermountain Medical Center-LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Hospital Center - Arlington

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Swedish Medical Center - Providence Campus

Seattle, Washington, United States

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University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Cardiac Study Center

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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University of Western Ontario - London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

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Southlake Regional Health Centre

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Dalian, Liaoning, China

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Beijing Anzhen Hospital

Beijing, , China

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Fuwai Hospital

Beijing, , China

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Na Homolce Hospital

Prague, Prague, Czechia

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Saint Anne's University Hospital, ICRC

Brno, , Czechia

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Charles University

Prague, , Czechia

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Clinic of Cardiology IKEM Medical Institute

Prague, , Czechia

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University Hospital of Mannheim

Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Klinikum Coburg

Coburg, Bavaria, Germany

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Universitares Herrzentrum Hamburg

Hamburg, City state of Hamburg, Germany

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Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW

Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Technische Universitat Dresden

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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Kerckhoff Klinik

Bad Nauheim, , Germany

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Praxisklinik Herz and GefaBe

Dresden, , Germany

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CCB - Cardioaniologisches Centrum Bethanien

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Georg-August-University

Göttingen, , Germany

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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

Hamburg, , Germany

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Asklepios Klinik Barmbek

Hamburg, , Germany

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Saint Vincentius-Kliniken

Karlsruhe, , Germany

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Herzzentrum Leipzig

Leipzig, , Germany

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Universitat Rostock

Rostock, , Germany

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Policlinico San Donato Center of Clinical Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, Italy

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Policlinico Multimedical Cardiology and Arrhythmia Centre

Milan, , Italy

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Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Varese, , Italy

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Research Institute of Circulation of Pathology

Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

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Clinical Hospital # 83 under the Federal Medical and Biological Agency

Moscow, , Russia

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Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery

Moscow, , Russia

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Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology of Ministry of Health of Russian Foundation

Tomsk, , Russia

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Korea University Anam Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Yonsei University Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Golden Jubilee Hospital

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Saint George's Hospital Medical School

London, , United Kingdom

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Saint Mary's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada China Czechia Germany Italy Russia South Korea United Kingdom

References

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U01HL089709

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09-004616

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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