Does Physiology Trump Anatomy as the "Best Course" to Guide PCI Decision Making and Outcomes?

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¹ Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, and Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
² Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, and Albany Medical College, Albany, New York; Department of Medicine, Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York. Electronic address: william.boden@va.gov.

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Anthony G Nappi et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016.

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. 2016 Apr 12;67(14):1712-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.01.057.

¹ Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, and Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
² Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, and Albany Medical College, Albany, New York; Department of Medicine, Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York. Electronic address: william.boden@va.gov.

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Keywords: SYNTAX revascularization index; fractional flow reserve; multivessel revascularization; residual SYNTAX score.

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