AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ LAA Occluder Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Interventions: Device: Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder
Device: WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Registration Number: NCT02879448

Lead Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices

Brief Summary: The Amulet™ device will be evaluated for safety and efficacy by demonstrating its performance is non-inferior to the commercially available WATCHMAN® left atrial appendage closure device in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Patients who are eligible for the trial will be randomized to receive either the Amulet device or the WATCHMAN device and will be followed for 5 years after device implant.

Detailed Description: The Amulet IDE trial is a prospective, randomized, multi-center active control worldwide trial, designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio between the Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device (treatment) or a Boston Scientific WATCHMAN® LAA closure device (Control). The trial will be conducted at up to 150 sites worldwide. All enrolled subjects will follow the protocol-required tests and assessments at each scheduled follow-up visit.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1878

Inclusion Criteria

18 years of age or older
Documented paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and the patient has not been diagnosed with rheumatic mitral valvular heart disease
At high risk of stroke or systemic embolism defined as CHADS2 score ≥ 2 or a CHA2DS2-VASc score of ≥ 3
Has an appropriate rationale to seek an alternative to warfarin or other anticoagulation medication
Deemed by investigator to be suitable for short term warfarin therapy but deemed unable to take long term oral anticoagulation, following the conclusion of shared decision making (see inclusion criteria #6)
Deemed suitable for LAA closure by a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals (including an independent non-interventional physician) involved in the formal and shared decision- making process, and by use of an evidence-based decision tool on oral anticoagulation (final determination must be documented in the subject's medical record)
Able to comply with the required medication regimen post-device implant
Able to understand and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the trial
Able and willing to return for required follow-up visits and examinations

Exclusion Criteria

Requires long-term oral anticoagulation therapy for a condition other than atrial fibrillation
Contraindicated for or allergic to aspirin, clopidogrel, or warfarin use
Indicated for chronic P2Y12 platelet therapy inhibitor
Is considered at high risk for general anesthesia, in the opinion of the investigator, and/or based on past adverse reaction(s) requiring medical intervention or which resulted in prolongation of hospital stay (criterion is only applicable where general anesthesia is planned for the study procedure).
Has undergone atrial septal defect (ASD) repair or has an ASD closure device present
Has undergone patent foramen ovale (PFO) repair or has a PFO closure device implanted
Implanted with a mechanical valve prosthesis
Has any of the customary contraindications for a percutaneous catheterization procedure (e.g. subject is too small to accommodate the transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) probe or required catheters, or subject has active infection or bleeding disorder)
Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 90 days prior to randomization or implant procedure (as applicable)
Underwent any cardiac or non-cardiac intervention or surgery within 30 days prior to randomization, or intervention or surgery is planned within 60 days after implant procedure (e.g. cardioversion, ablation, cataract surgery, etc.)
Myocardial infarction (MI) within 90 days prior to randomization
New York Heart Association Class IV Congestive Heart Failure
Left ventricular ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≤30%
Symptomatic carotid artery disease (defined as >50% stenosis with symptoms of ipsilateral transient or visual TIA evidenced by amaurosis fugax, ipsilateral hemispheric TIAs or ipsilateral stroke); if subject has a history of carotid stent or endarterectomy the subject is eligible if there is <50% stenosis
Reversible cause of AF (i.e. secondary thyroid disorders, acute alcohol intoxication, trauma, recent major surgical procedures)
History of idiopathic or recurrent venous thromboembolism
Left atrial appendage is obliterated or surgically ligated
Thrombocytopenia or anemia requiring transfusions
Hypersensitivity to any portion of the device material or individual components of either the Amulet or Boston Scientific LAA closure device (e.g. nickel allergy)
Actively enrolled or plans to enroll in a concurrent clinical study in which the active treatment arm may confound the results of this trial
Subject is pregnant or pregnancy is planned during the course of the investigation
Active endocarditis or other infection producing bacteremia
Subject has had a transient case of AF (i.e. never previously detected, provoked/induced by surgical or catheter manipulations, etc.)
Subjects with severe renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30ml/min/1.73m²)
Subject whose life expectancy is less than 2 years
Presence of other anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the subject's ability to participate in the clinical trial or to comply with follow up requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the clinical trial results.

Echocardiographic Exclusion Criteria:

Intracardiac thrombus visualized by echocardiographic imaging
Existing circumferential pericardial effusion >2mm
Significant mitral valve stenosis (i.e. mitral valve area <1.5 cm^2)
High risk PFO, defined as an atrial septal aneurysm (excursion > 15mm or length ≥ 15mm; excursion defined as maximal protrusion of the atrial septal aneurysm [ASA] beyond the plane of the atrial septum) or large shunt (early, within 3 beats and/or substantial passage of bubbles i.e. ≥ 20)
Complex atheroma with mobile plaque of the descending aorta and/or aortic arch
Cardiac tumor
LAA anatomy cannot accommodate either a Boston Scientific LAA closure device or Amulet device, as per manufacturer's Instructions for Use (IFU). (i.e. the LAA anatomy and sizing must be appropriate for both devices in order to be enrolled in the trial. This is applicable to all roll-in and randomized subjects).
Placement of the device would interfere with any intracardiac or intravascular structure

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Amulet	Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder	Amulet left atrial appendage occluder
WATCHMAN (Control)	WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure	WATCHMAN left atrial appendage closure device

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Safety Endpoint: Composite Endpoint Rate of Procedure-related Complications, or All-cause Death or Major Bleeding (Defined as Type 3 or Greater Based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) Definition) (Non-inferiority Analysis)	At 12-months	Procedure related complications are adverse events adjudicated by the Clinical Events Committee (CEC), as procedure related and requiring either invasive surgical or percutaneous intervention. All-cause deaths (cardiovascular or non-cardiovascular) were assessed. Major Bleeding * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding
Mechanism of Action Primary Endpoint: Rate of Device Closure, by the Echocardiography Core Lab (Non-inferiority Analysis)	At 45-days	Device closure (defined as residual jet around the device ≤ 5 mm) at the 45-day visit documented by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) defined by Doppler flow was assessed.
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Composite Rate of Ischemic Stroke or Systemic Embolism (Non-inferiority Analysis)	At 18-months	Ischemic Stroke: An acute symptomatic episode of focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal dysfunction caused by an infarction of central nervous system tissue. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency or occlusion of the extremities or any non-central nervous system (non-CNS) organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (e.g. trauma, atherosclerosis, or instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic or surgical or autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of Major Bleeding (Superiority Analysis)	At 18-months	Major bleeding rate defined as Type 3 or greater based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) definition was assessed * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding: bleeding that is clinically suspicious as the cause of death, but the bleeding is not directly observed and there is no autopsy or confirmatory imaging * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding: bleeding that is directly observed or confirmed on autopsy
Superiority Test of Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Composite Rate of Ischemic Stroke or Systemic Embolism	At 18-months	Ischemic Stroke: An acute symptomatic episode of focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal dysfunction caused by an infarction of central nervous system tissue. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency or occlusion of the extremities or any non-central nervous system (non-CNS) organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (e.g. trauma, atherosclerosis, or instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic or surgical or autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion.
Composite Rate of All Stroke, Systemic Embolism, or Cardiovascular/Unexplained Death (Non-inferiority Analysis)	At 18-months	Stroke: An acute episode of focal or global neurological dysfunction caused by the brain, spinal cord, or retinal vascular injury as a result of hemorrhage or infarction. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency/occlusion of the extremities/any non-CNS organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (trauma/atherosclerosis/instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic/surgical/autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion. Cardiovascular/unexplained death includes: * Death due to proximate cardiac cause * Death caused by non-coronary/non-CNS vascular conditions * Death from vascular CNS causes * All procedure-related deaths * Sudden/unwitnessed death * Death of unknown cause
Superiority Test of Primary Safety Endpoint: Composite Endpoint Rate of Procedure-related Complications, or All-cause Death or Major Bleeding (Defined as Type 3 or Greater Based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) Definition)	At 12-months	Procedure related complications are adverse events adjudicated by the Clinical Events Committee (CEC), as procedure related and requiring either invasive surgical or percutaneous intervention. All-cause deaths (cardiovascular or non-cardiovascular) were assessed. Major Bleeding * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding
Superiority Test of Primary Mechanism of Action Endpoint: Rate of Device Closure, by the Echocardiography Core Lab	At 45-days	Device closure (defined as residual jet around the device ≤ 5 mm) at the 45-day visit documented by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) defined by Doppler flow was assessed.

Trial Locations

Locations (115): Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Methodist Hospital
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Houston, Texas, United States
San Diego Cardiac Center
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San Diego, California, United States
VA Medical Center Minneapolis
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Vanderbilt Heart Institute
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University of Utah Hospital
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
St. Bernards Medical Center
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Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
CardioVaskuläres Centrum St. Katharinen
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Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Swedish Medical Center
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal (Montreal Heart Inst.)
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nebraska Heart Institute
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Arkansas Heart Hospital
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
St. Thomas Hospital
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Cooper University Hospital
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Camden, New Jersey, United States
Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
North Mississippi Medical Center
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Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Emory University Hospital
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cardioangiologisches Centrum am Bethanien Krankenhaus
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Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Washington Hospital Center
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
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Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
University of Vermont College of Medicine
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Burlington, Vermont, United States
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Arizona Cardiovascular Research Center
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Henry Ford Hospital
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Albany Medical Center
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Albany, New York, United States
New York University Hospital
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New York, New York, United States
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
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New York, New York, United States
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
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Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Heart Center Research, LLC.
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Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Scripps Health
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La Jolla, California, United States
USC University Hospital
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Los Angeles, California, United States
El Camino Hospital
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Mountain View, California, United States
South Denver Cardiology Associates PC
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
Delray Medical Center
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Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Watson Clinic Center
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Lakeland, Florida, United States
Tallahassee Research Institute
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Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
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Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Midwest Cardiovascular Institute
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Naperville, Illinois, United States
Advocate Christ Medical Center
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Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation
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Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States
Kansas University Medical Center
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Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Kansas City Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation
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Overland Park, Kansas, United States
St. Cloud Hospital (Central MN Heart Clinic)
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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
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New York, New York, United States
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
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Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States
Oklahoma Heart Institute at Utica
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
WellSpan Health
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York, Pennsylvania, United States
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
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Plano, Texas, United States
Aurora Medical Group
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
St. Andrew's Hospital
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
West Virginia University Hospital
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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
HeartCare St John of God Wexford Medical Centre
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Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
Vancouver General Hospital (U of BC)
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nemocnice Na Homolce
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Prague, Central Bohemia, Czechia
Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Skejby University Hospital
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Arhus, Denmark
Klinikum Coburg GmbH
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Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
Internistisches Klinikum München SUD
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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf
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Dusseldorf, North Rhine, Germany
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld
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Bielefeld, North Rhine, Germany
Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen GmbH
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Essen, North Rhin, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin (CBF)
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Berlin, Germany
Ospedale San Raffaele - Aritmologia
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Milano, Lombard, Italy
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
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Hamburg, Germany
Santa Maria Hospital
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Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
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Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
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Salamanca, Castile And Leon, Spain
Hospital General Juan Ramon Jimenez
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Huelva, Andalu, Spain
Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Center Inselspital Bern
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Bern, Switzerland
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
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Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Bradenton Cardiology Center
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Bradenton, Florida, United States
Baptist Hospital of Miami
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Miami, Florida, United States
Broward General Medical Center
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
St. Vincent Hospital
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Charlton Memorial Hospital
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Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
Mission Health & Hospitals
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Sparrow Clinical Research Institute
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Lansing, Michigan, United States
University of Virginia Medical Center
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Pacific Heart Institute
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Santa Monica, California, United States
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
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Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Winthrop-University Hospital
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Mineola, New York, United States
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Medical Center of the Rockies
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Loveland, Colorado, United States
Baptist Medical Center
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Rush University Medical Center
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cardiovascular Research Institute of Kansas
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Wichita, Kansas, United States
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
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Neptune, New Jersey, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Specialist Cardiology
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Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Greenslopes Private Hospital
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Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia
Kliniken Villingen-Schwenningen
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Bad-wur, Germany
UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Mainz, Rhineland, Germany
University of California - Davis Medical Center
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Sacramento, California, United States
Mercy Medical Group - Cardiology
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Sacramento, California, United States
Wake Forest University Medical Center Clinical Sciences
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
St. Luke's Hospital
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Roper Hospital
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
The Queen's Medical Center
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Ochsner Medical Center
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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia
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Austin, Texas, United States
Austin Heart
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Austin, Texas, United States
Baptist Health Lexington
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Lexington, Kentucky, United States
University of Kentucky
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Lexington, Kentucky, United States