This Week In Cardiology

FFR-guided PCI, ISCHEMIA trial challenged, QFR, and one of the most important studies of 2021 are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - FFR-Guided PCI - FFR-Guided PCI Falls Short vs CABG in Multivessel CAD: FAME 3 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/962274 - Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI as Compared with Coronary Bypass Surgery https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2112299 - The fallacies of fractional flow reserve https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31889563/ II - ISCHEMIA-Trial Challenged - How Applicable is ISCHEMIA Trial to US Clinical Practice? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/962233 - Comparison of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary U.S. Practice With ISCHEMIA Trial Population https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.08.047 - The Glass Is at Least Half Full https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.08.054 - Initial Invasive or Conservative St