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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CVBT) announced today that two additional hospitals in the United States opened for patient enrollment for its ACORD Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of severe coronary heart disease. The sites are Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation in Minneapolis MN, and Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham AL.

Mercy Hospital Fairfield (Ohio) and The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio were first to open for enrollment in early September, and are working in collaboration to screen and treat patients in the trial.

CVBT now has three sites open for patient enrollment.

About CardioVascular BioTherapeutics

CVBT (OTCBB: CVBT) is a biopharmaceutical company developing human FGF-1 for cardiovascular diseases characterized by inadequate blood flow to a tissue or organ. In addition to the ACORD trial it is conducting in patients with severe coronary heart disease, the company has two FDA-authorized clinical trials in the areas of impaired wound healing seen in diabetics and in patients suffering from peripheral artery disease of the legs. An additional study is being conducted in patients with chronic back pain who may have perfusion defects to their spine. For more information about CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. please visit www.cvbt.com.

About The ACORD Trial

CVBT's ACORD (Angiogenesis for the treatment of CORonary heart Disease) trial for the treatment of severe coronary heart disease will include four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled doses in approximately 120 patients with severe coronary heart disease. Thirty sites are expected to participate.

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