September 1, 2014Open Access
View Full PaperFractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Structured PICO
Does FFR-guided PCI improve outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease compared to medical therapy alone?
P
Population
Patients with stable coronary artery disease
I
Intervention
Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
C
Comparator
Medical therapy alone
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Outcome
Outcome (not further specified in abstract)
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, FFR-guided PCI improves outcomes compared to medical therapy alone, whereas patients without ischemia have favorable outcomes with medical therapy alone.
Abstract
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, FFR-guided PCI, as compared with medical therapy alone, improved the outcome. Patients without ischemia had a favorable outcome with medical therapy alone. (Funded by St. Jude Medical; FAME 2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01132495.).