Comparing the adverse clinical outcomes associated with fraction flow reserve-guided versus angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 3 General features of the trials included

Features	DEFER-DES [6]	DKCRUSH-VI [7]	FAME [5]	PLATFORM [20]
Patients’ enrollment	2006 – 2007	2011 – 2013	2006 – 2007	2013 – 2015
Type of study	RCT	RCT	RCT	OS
No of patients in FFR group (n)	114	160	509	297
No of patients in angiography group (n)	115	160	496	287
Total no of patients (n)	229	320	1005	584

RCT randomized controlled trial, OS observational study, FFR fraction flow reserve

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