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Deferral of Angioplasty According to Fractional Flow Reserve vs. Routine Drug-eluting Stent Implantation in Intermediate Coronary Stenosis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Cypher, Taxus or Endeavor for Coronary Angiography and 2 related conditions. Terminated early, enrolled 250 participants across 1 site.
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Detailed Summary
Angiographic evaluation for intermediate lesions is not always accurate. Fractional flow reserve-guided deferral strategy for these lesions showed the same event rate as routine intervention strategy. However, proper FFR criterion for these lesions in the era of drug-eluting stent is not known. This study sought to evaluate the clinical outcomes of intermediate lesions according to FFR and compare those of FFR-guided intervention with routine drug-eluting stent implantation strategy.
Study Details
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Interventions
percutaneous drug-eluting stent implantation, 1. FFR group: if FFR\<0.75 2. Routine DES group