Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT)

NCT00000480 | Completed Phase 3

• 2 other identifiers: 70U01HL045700-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To determine the value of electrophysiologic (EP)-guided antiarrhythmic therapy in coronary heart disease patients at increased risk for sudden death. The study included a controlled clinical trial and a registry.

Conditions

Arrhythmia; Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Disease; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Heart Diseases; Myocardial Ischemia; Tachycardia, Ventricular

Interventions

electrophysiology PROCEDURE

anti-arrhythmia agents DRUG

defibrillators, implantable DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Men and women patients with documented coronary artery disease, ejection fraction less than or equal to 40 percent, and nonsustained asymptomatic ventricular tachycardia.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead

Related Publications (15)

• Buxton AE, Fisher JD, Josephson ME, Lee KL, Pryor DB, Prystowsky EN, Simson MB, DiCarlo L, Echt DS, Packer D, et al. Prevention of sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease: the Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT). Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1993 Nov-Dec;36(3):215-26. doi: 10.1016/0033-0620(93)90015-6.

  PMID: 8234775 BACKGROUND

• Buxton AE, Lee KL, DiCarlo L, Echt DS, Fisher JD, Greer GS, Josephson ME, Packer D, Prystowsky EN, Talajic M. Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in coronary artery disease: relation to inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia. MUSTT Investigators. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Jul 1;125(1):35-9. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-1-199607010-00006.

  PMID: 8644986 BACKGROUND

• Buxton AE, Hafley GE, Lehmann MH, Gold M, O'Toole M, Tang A, Coromilas J, Hook B, Stamato NJ, Lee KL. Prediction of sustained ventricular tachycardia inducible by programmed stimulation in patients with coronary artery disease. Utility of clinical variables. Circulation. 1999 Apr 13;99(14):1843-50. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.99.14.1843.

  PMID: 10199881 BACKGROUND

• Klein HU, Reek S. The MUSTT study: evaluating testing and treatment. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2000 Jan;4 Suppl 1:45-50. doi: 10.1023/a:1009862028599.

  PMID: 10590488 BACKGROUND

• Buxton AE, Lee KL, DiCarlo L, Gold MR, Greer GS, Prystowsky EN, O'Toole MF, Tang A, Fisher JD, Coromilas J, Talajic M, Hafley G. Electrophysiologic testing to identify patients with coronary artery disease who are at risk for sudden death. Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jun 29;342(26):1937-45. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200006293422602.

  PMID: 10874061 BACKGROUND

• Buxton AE, Lee KL, Fisher JD, Josephson ME, Prystowsky EN, Hafley G. A randomized study of the prevention of sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease. Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1999 Dec 16;341(25):1882-90. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199912163412503.

  PMID: 10601507 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 1146820 BACKGROUND

• Morgera T, Scardi S, Sponza A, Camerini F. [Self-measurement of blood pressure in hypertensive patients. A psychological study (author's transl)]. G Ital Cardiol. 1975;5(3):450-5. Italian.

  PMID: 1149972 BACKGROUND

• Mason JW. Mindfully mining MUSTT. Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001 Aug;38(2):352-4. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01398-5. No abstract available.

  PMID: 11499723 BACKGROUND

• Pires LA, Lehmann MH, Buxton AE, Hafley GE, Lee KL; Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. Differences in inducibility and prognosis of in-hospital versus out-of-hospital identified nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease: clinical and trial design implications. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001 Oct;38(4):1156-62. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01482-6.

  PMID: 11583897 BACKGROUND

• Singh SN, Karasik P, Hafley GE, Pieper KS, Lee KL, Wyse DG, Buxton AE; MUSTT Investigators. Multicenter UnSustained Tachycardia Trial. Electrophysiologic and clinical effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with prior myocardial infarction, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, and depressed left ventricular function. MUSTT Investigators. Multicenter UnSustained Tachycardia Trial. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Mar 15;87(6):716-20. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01489-2.

  PMID: 11249889 BACKGROUND

• Buxton A, Lee K, Fisher J, Josphson M, Prystowsky E, DiCarlo L, Echit D, Greer S, Paker D, Talajic , Pryor D, Hafley G, for the Multicenter UnSustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators . Characteristics of spontaneous nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary disease do not predict inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1995;18:349.

  BACKGROUND

• Lee KL, Hafley G, Fisher JD, Gold MR, Prystowsky EN, Talajic M, Josephson ME, Packer DL, Buxton AE; Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. Effect of implantable defibrillators on arrhythmic events and mortality in the multicenter unsustained tachycardia trial. Circulation. 2002 Jul 9;106(2):233-8. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000021920.73149.c3.

  PMID: 12105164 BACKGROUND

• Russo AM, Hafley GE, Lee KL, Stamato NJ, Lehmann MH, Page RL, Kus T, Buxton AE; Multicenter UnSustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. Racial differences in outcome in the Multicenter UnSustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT): a comparison of whites versus blacks. Circulation. 2003 Jul 8;108(1):67-72. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000078640.59296.6F. Epub 2003 Jun 23.

  PMID: 12821551 BACKGROUND

• Zimetbaum PJ, Buxton AE, Batsford W, Fisher JD, Hafley GE, Lee KL, O'Toole MF, Page RL, Reynolds M, Josephson ME. Electrocardiographic predictors of arrhythmic death and total mortality in the multicenter unsustained tachycardia trial. Circulation. 2004 Aug 17;110(7):766-9. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000139311.32278.32. Epub 2004 Aug 2.

  PMID: 15289365 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Disease; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Heart Diseases; Myocardial Ischemia; Tachycardia, Ventricular

Interventions

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Defibrillators, Implantable

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Vascular Diseases; Heart Arrest; Death, Sudden; Death; Tachycardia; Cardiac Conduction System Disease

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiovascular Agents; Therapeutic Uses; Pharmacologic Actions; Chemical Actions and Uses; Defibrillators; Electrodes; Electrical Equipment and Supplies; Equipment and Supplies; Electrodes, Implanted; Prostheses and Implants

Study Officials

• Kerry Lee

  Duke University

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 1999
• First Posted: October 28, 1999
• Study Start: September 1, 1991
• Study Completion: September 1, 1996
• Last Updated: January 16, 2017

Record last verified: 2004-08