Plain English Summary
Ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular dysfunction represent one of the main determinants of poor survival prognosis and premature death when compared to preserved ventricular function. However, the role of myocardial revascularization as a therapeutic alternative is not known to improve the long-term prognosis in this group of patients. It aims investigating whether myocardial revascularization, contributes to the better prognosis of patients when compared to those treated with drugs alone and followed in the long term. Methods. It will include 600 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The surgical or drug therapy option will be randomized and the events considered for analysis will be: all cause death, nonfatal infarction and unstable angina requiring additional revascularization and stroke. The events will be analyzed according to the intent-to-treat principle. Patients with multivessel coronary disease and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements of less than 35% will be included. In addition, myocardial ischemia will be documented by myocardial scintigraphy. Markers of myocardial necrosis will be known on admission and after the procedure. Discussion: The role of myocardial revascularization (CABG) in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure is not clearly established. The surgical option of revascularizing the myocardium is a procedure designed to reduce the load of myocardial hibernation in patients with heart failure caused by coronary artery disease. On the other hand, the assessment of myocardial viability is frequently used to identify patients with left ventricular ischemic dysfunction in which CABG may add survival benefit. However, the effectiveness of this option is uncertain. The great difficulty of establishing the efficacy of surgical intervention is based on the understanding of viability without ischemia. Thus, this study will include only patients with viable and truly ischemic myocardium in order to correct this anomaly.
Background and study aims
Ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular dysfunction (diseases of the heart muscle) are serious and often fatal conditions. However, it is not known if myocardial revascularization (use of high-energy lasers to create holes in the heart between the epicardium [outer layer] and the endocardium [inner layer] to allow blood to flow directly from the left ventricle into the myocardium [middle, muscular layer]) can improve the long-term prognosis in this group of patients. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate whether myocardial revascularization contributes to better prognosis compared to those treated with medical therapy and followed during a long-term follow-up.
Who can participate?
Patients with coronary artery disease
What does the study involve?
The study will include patients with coronary artery disease associated with ischemic cardiomyopathy. They will be randomised to coronary artery bypass grafting or medical therapy alone
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The benefits are related to hibernating myocardial recovery, which will only be obtained by surgical myocardial revascularization. The risks are the same as those observed in surgery with extracorporeal circulation. We accept that myocardial dysfunction may add inherent risks of intervention. Because of this, rigorous myocardial protection will be applied according to protocols directed to this condition
Where is the study run from?
Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
September 2019 to August 2024
Who is funding the study?
Fundação Zerbini, Brazil
Who is the main contact?
Dr Whady Hueb
mass@incor.usp.br
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Whady Hueb
ORCID ID
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-6054
Contact details
Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar
Nº 44
Bloco I
AB sala 114
São Paulo
05403000
Brazil
+55 11 2661 5032
mass@incor.usp.br
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
Nil known
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Nil known
Protocol/serial number
4800/19/019 8614, Nº CAAE: 10390919.3.0000.0068
Study information
Scientific title
Hypotheses, rationale, design and methods for prognostic evaluation of a randomized comparison between patients with coronary artery disease associated with ischemic cardiomyopathy submitted to medical or surgical treatment. MASS-VI (HF).
Acronym
MASS-VI (HF)
Study hypothesis
Myocardial revascularization contributes to the better prognosis of patients when compared to those treated with drugs alone and followed in the long term
Ethics approval
Approved 27/06/2019, Comissão de Ética para Análise de Projetos de pesquisa do HCFMUSP (Rua Ovídio Pires de Campos, 225 – 5ª andar – Prédio da Administração, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; +55 11 2661-7585; cappesq.adm@hc.fm.usp.br), ref: 10390919.3.0000.0068
Study design
Randomized controlled comparative study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
http://www.incor.usp.br/news/artigos/2012/MASS_27ANOS.pdf
Condition
Coronary artery disease
Intervention
Participants will be randomised to receive either revascularization or medical therapy. In all cases, patients will be treated by optimal medical therapy that will include maximum-tolerated beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, aldosterone blockers, vasodilators, diuretics, aspirin, and statins. Patients will be followed by outpatient visits every 6 months. The total duration of treatment will be at least for 5 years after randomisation. The treatment randomisation process will be performed by a random sequence generated by a computer-assisted system.
Surgical Treatment: Patients randomized to surgery should have ventricular dysfunction with ejection fraction ≤ 35%, and be a carrier of lesions in multiple arteries. Surgery should be performed with the support of extracorporeal circulation in all patients. In this procedure the myocardial protection should be made with a standardized cardioplegic solution with a temperature close to 35 ⁰C. Native vessels may receive venous grafts or arterial anastomoses at the discretion of the surgeon. Chronically occluded arteries may receive associated arterial or venous grafts. Obstructed artery endarterectomy may be the surgeon's option. In addition to surgical intervention, patients will receive full medication for CAD as well as rigorous control of risk factors.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Combined primary endpoints will be considered as those that occurred during the study: death from any cause, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke and unstable angina requiring additional intervention. All patients will be followed at outpatient visits every 6 months for 5 years
Secondary outcome measures
Secondary endpoints, during the study follow-up, will be the graduation of anginal symptoms and also of heart failure. Cardiac decompensation hospitalization will be considered a secondary event. All patients will be followed at outpatient visits every 6 months for 5 year.
Overall trial start date
18/08/2019
Overall trial end date
19/08/2024
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with documented ischemic cardiomyopathy subject to surgical revascularization
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
600
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Unsuitable coronary anatomy for revascularization
2. Prior surgical revascularization
3. Implantable heart devices
4. Terminal chronic kidney disease
5. Refusal to sign consent form
Recruitment start date
19/09/2019
Recruitment end date
19/09/2021
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Trial participating centre
Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, Nº 44
Bloco I
AB sala 114
São Paulo
05403000
Brazil
Sponsor information
Organisation
Zerbini Foundation (Brazil)
Sponsor details
Rua Haddock Lobo
347
9º andar
São Paulo
01414-001
Brazil
+55 11 22186 5652
mass@incor.usp.br
Sponsor type
Other
Website
Organisation
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
Sponsor details
R. Pio XI
1500
Alto da Lapa
São Paulo
05468-901
Brazil
55 1138384000
mass@incor.usp.br
Sponsor type
Other
Website
Organisation
Fundação Zerbini
Sponsor details
Sponsor type
Not defined
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Fundação Zerbini
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Planned publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal.
IPD sharing statement:
The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. All data that will be turned public will be anonymised
Intention to publish date
19/09/2025
Participant level data
Other
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list