No benefit to FFR-guided PCI in STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease

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No benefit to FFR-guided PCI in STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease

In patients who had a coronary stent inserted after experiencing the most severe type of heart attack, the use of a technique that measures blood flow and pressure through a partially blocked artery to determine if a second stenting procedure is needed did not improve outcomes and was more costly than using angiography, or a heart X-ray, alone to guide the procedure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.

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