Treatment Crossovers Did Not Affect Randomized Treatment Comparisons in the Mode Selection Trial (MOST)
Anne S. Hellkamp, MS*,*,
Kerry L. Lee, PhD*,
Michael O. Sweeney, MD, FACC ,
Mark S. Link, MD, FACC ,
Gervasio A. Lamas, MD, FACC for the MOST Investigators
* Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida

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Figure 1 Number of patients in each pacing mode by month after implant. VVIR = ventricular pacing; DDDR = dual-chamber pacing.
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Figure 2 Relative risk for each event for intent-to-treat (ITT) and on-treatment (OT) analyses. HR (CI) = hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for dual-chamber pacing (DDDR) versus ventricular pacing (VVIR).
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Figure 3 Event-free rates for the primary end point (all-cause mortality or nonfatal stroke) by pacing mode for (A) intent-to-treat and (B) on-treatment analyses. VVIR = ventricular pacing; DDDR = dual-chamber pacing.
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Figure 4 Event-free rates for first HFH by pacing mode for (A) intent-to-treat and (B) on-treatment analyses. VVIR = ventricular pacing; DDDR = dual-chamber pacing.
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Figure 5 Event-free rates for AF by pacing mode for (A) intent-to-treat and (B) on-treatment analyses. VVIR = ventricular pacing; DDDR = dual-chamber pacing.
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