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N/A N=1,005 Randomized Treatment

Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation (F.A.M.E.)

Coronary Arteriosclerosis

Enrolled (actual)
1,005
Serious AEs
15.7%
Results posted
Jul 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Major Adverse Cardiac Events — 67; 91 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Fractional flow reserve (Device); Angio-guided PCI (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Stanford University
Primary completion
Sep 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Major Adverse Cardiac Events
67; 91
SECONDARY
Cost Effectiveness Measured as Index Procedural and Hospitalization Costs
13,182; 14,878 <0.0001 sig

Summary

In this multicenter, international study we are evaluating two approaches to determine which coronary artery narrowings require stent placement in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. Patients will be randomized to an angiographic strategy, where only coronary angiography is used to determine which lesions to stent or to a pressure wire strategy where fractional flow reserve, an index measured with the pressure wire, will be used to determine which lesions to stent. The primary outcome will be major adverse cardiac events at 1 year. A secondary outcome will be cost-effectiveness.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:- at least 2 coronary lesions of 50% stenosis or greater in at least 2 major epicardial arteries

  • age>/=18

Exclusion Criteria:-- STEMI 1000 U/l < 5 days ago

  • Pregnancy
  • Extremely tortuous or calcified coronary arteries, or other technical conditions interfering with reliable coronary pressure measurement
  • Serious concomitant disease, decreasing life expectancy to <2 years
  • Previous coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
  • Contraindication for drug-eluting stent
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Suspicion of significant left main (LM) stenosis
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00267774). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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