PCI Guided By Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Medical Therapy Alone In Stable Coronary Disease: The FAME 2 Trial

Patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) had a lower need for urgent revascularisation when receiving fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided PCI plus the best available medical therapy (MT) than when receiving MT alone. The results, from a final analysis of the FAME 2 trial, were presented during a Hot Line session of ESC Congress 2012 in Munich. Treatment guided by fractional flow reserve assessment helped reduce the risk of urgent revascularisation by a factor of eight. The FAME 2 (FFR-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Plus Optimal Medical Therapy vs... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..