DEFER, FAME, and FAME II – The Key Points - Mauro Echavarria-Pinto
Summary
Speaker: Mauro Echavarria-Pinto, Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Mauro Echavarria-Pinto discusses the clinical trial program to support the role of FFR in the management of patients...
Summary
Speaker: Mauro Echavarria-Pinto, Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Mauro Echavarria-Pinto discusses the clinical trial program to support the role of FFR in the management of patients with epicardial coronary artery disease.
Key Learning Points:
- 1. Review of FFR evidence base including DEFER, FAME and FAME2
- 2. Superiority of coronary physiology over angiography
- 3. Relationships between physiological indices and clinical outcomes
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Speakers
Mauro Echavarria Pinto
Speaker
Dr Mauro Echavarría Pinto is an Interventional cardiologist and currently works at “ISSSTE“... Dr Mauro Echavarría Pinto is an Interventional cardiologist and currently works at “ISSSTE“ General Hospital in Querétaro, México. He trained clinically in the National Institutes of Health, in Mexico City, and in Hospital Clínico San Carlos, in Madrid, Spain. He holds a MSc degree in Research Methodology, Design and Statistics in Health Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, and a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is an author of >50 peer-reviewed manuscripts mostly focused on the use of coronary physiology to guide the treatment of ischaemic heart disease.
