Coronary artery disease Circulatory System Coronary artery disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female, age 18 years or older 2. Patients with stable angina pectoris and/or documented ischemia due to multivessel disease and preserved ventricular function 3. Angiographically confirmed multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) with >=70% lesions in at least two major epicardial vessels and at least two separate coronary artery territories (LAD, LCX and RCA) 4. Patients who are eligible for coronary surgery both with and without cardiopulmonary bypass circuit 5. Willing to comply with all follow-up study visits 6. Signed and received a copy of the informed consent Note: Non-significant left main stenoses can be included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age under 18 years 2. Severe congestive hearth failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, or pulmonary edema 3. Prior valve replacement or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery 4. Prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation within 6 months 5. Prior stroke within 6 months or patients with stroke that occurred more than 6 months ago with significant residual neurological involvement, as reflected in a Rankin score >= 1 6. Need for concomitant major surgery e.g. valve replacement, resection ventricular aneurysm, congenital heart disease vascular surgery of the carotid artery, or thoracic-abdominal aorta 7. Concomitant medical disorders making clinical follow-up at least 5 years unlikely or impossible e.g. neoplastic, hepatic, or other severe disease 8. Q-wave myocardial infarction in the previous 6 weeks 9. Hemorrhagic diathesis or hypercoagulability 10. Thoracic deformations technically precluding surgery without extracorporeal circulation 11. Unable to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be assessed at discharge and 5-year follow-up: 1. Incidence of cardiovascular mortality 2. Cerebrovascular accident 3. Non-fatal myocardial infarction 4. Refractory angina requiring revascularisation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following were assessed at discharge and at 5-year follow-up: 1. Non-cardiac mortality 2. Presence and severity of angina 3. Quality of life, using the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36) 4. Cost-effectiveness | — |
Countries
Brazil