Ten-Year Follow-Up Survival of the Medicine, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study (MASS II): A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of 3 Therapeutic Strategies for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 122; no. 10; pp. 949 - 957
• Main Authors: HUEB, Whady, LOPES, Neuza, GERSH, Bernard J, SOARES, Paulo R, RIBEIRO, Expedito E, PEREIRA, Alexandre C, FAVARATO, Desiderio, ROCHA, Antonio Sérgio C, HUEB, Alexandre C, RAMIRES, Jose A. F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 07.09.2010
• Subjects: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use; Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - mortality; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Calcium Channel Blockers - therapeutic use; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Artery Bypass - mortality; Coronary Artery Disease - drug therapy; Coronary Artery Disease - mortality; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Disease-Free Survival; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Severity of Illness Index; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Treatment Outcome; Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels; Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use; Bypass; drugs; Surgery; heart diseases; Controlled therapeutic trial; Cardiovascular disease; Instrumental dilatation; Coronary heart disease; Survival; angioplasty

This study compared the 10-year follow-up of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery surgery (CABG), and medical treatment (MT) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, stable angina, and preserved ventricular function. The primary end points were overall mortality, Q-...