Bjorn Redfors, University of Ottawa

Research

Anti-Platelet Therapy Bleeding Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Graft Patency Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest funding

Randomized comparison of the clinical Outcome of single versus Multiple Arterial grafts - Extended Survival (ROMA-ES)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,298,824
PericaRdiotomy IN Cardiac surgEry (PRINCE) Trial
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$3,534,300
One-month DAPT In CABG PatieNts: the ODIN trial
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$2,998,800

Randomized comparison of the clinical Outcome of single versus Multiple Arterial grafts - Extended Survival (ROMA-ES)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fremes, Stephen E; Gaudino, Mario

Keywords: Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery [Bita]; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [Cabg]; Health Economics; Internal Thoracic Artery [Ita]; Macce; Mortality; Radial Artery [Rad]; Randomized Clinical Trial; Saphenous Vein (Svg)

$2,298,824

PericaRdiotomy IN Cardiac surgEry (PRINCE) Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Richard; Belley-Côté, Emilie Prudence; Gaudino, Mario; Redfors, Bjorn; Sandner, Sigrid

Keywords: Cardiac Surgery; Pericardiotomy; Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation; Randomized Controlled Trial; Win Ratio

$3,534,300

One-month DAPT In CABG PatieNts: the ODIN trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ruel, Marc; Gaudino, Mario; Redfors, Bjorn; Sandner, Sigrid

Keywords: Anti-Platelet Therapy; Bleeding; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Graft Patency; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,998,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anti-Platelet Therapy Dear Professor Redfors, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on anti-platelet therapy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "PericaRdiotomy IN Cardiac surgEry (PRINCE) Trial" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]