Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI versus Medical Therapy in Stable Coronary Disease

De Bruyne, Bernard; H.J. Pijls, Nico; Kalesan, Bindu; Barbato, Emanuele; A.L. Tonino, Pim; Piróth, Zsolt; Jagić, Nikola; Möbius‐Winkler, Sven; Rioufol, Gilles; Witt, Nils; Kala, Petr; MacCarthy, Philip; Engström, Thomas; G. Oldroyd, Keith; Mavromatis, Kreton; Manoharan, Ganesh; VerLee, Peter; Fröbert, Ole; Curzen, Nick; B. Johnson, Jane; Jüni, Peter; F. Fearon, William

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1205361

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Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI versus Medical Therapy in Stable Coronary Disease

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 28, 2012

Authors:

Bernard De Bruyne

Nico H.J. Pijls

Bindu Kalesan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The preferred initial treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease is the best available medical therapy. We hypothesized that in patients with functionally significant stenoses, as determined by measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR), percutaneous coronary interventi...

Subject

Fractional flow reserve

Conventional PCI

Cardiology

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