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Fractional flow reserve for guiding coronary intervention and functional SYNTAX score

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FAME study showed that at one year follow up, rate of major adverse coronary events was reduced by approximately 30% by routinely measuring FFR. They had lower rates of mortality or myocardial infarction. PCI or coronary artery bypass surgery rates were also lower, though not statistically significant.

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Feature | Bridging the Gender Gap in Heart Health: Women’s Specialized Clinics

American College of Cardiology

Healy, MD, FACC, published an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighting the findings of two studies in that issue demonstrating clear evidence of sex bias in the management of coronary artery disease.2 Acute Myocardial Infarctions in Women. Can J Physiol. 2024;102:431-441. Circulation.