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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Fractional flow reserve-guided complete revascularization versus culprit-only revascularization in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review

No. auther/study

COR

CR

timing of non-IRA intervention

Indication of non-IRA intervention

timing of study

number of centers

primary endpoint

secondary endpoint

stent type

ollow-up

Treatment

1. Ghani et al. [17]

41

80

During the in-hospital phase after primary PCI or in an outpatient setting but no later than 3 weeks after STEMI

FFR < 0.75 Or Diameter stenosis> 90%

From June 2004 to February 2007

Single center

Ejection fraction at 6 months

MACE including death, non-fatal re-infarction, and additional revascularization

BMS 68%

DES 20%

PTCA12%

3 years

During procedure:

glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors(45%). At discharge: not mentioned

2.DANAMI-3- PRIMULTI [19]

313

314

Two days after the initial PCI procedure and before discharge

FFR ≤ 0.80 Or Diameter stenosis> 90%

From March 2011 to February 2014

2 centers

A composite of all-cause mortality, re-infarction, and ischemia-driven revascularization in the non-IRA

Components of the primary endpoint, cardiac death, and PCI in the non-IRA

BMS 1.5%

DES 94%

PTCA5%

27 months (12–44 months)

During procedure:

glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors(20%), bivalirudin(75%). At discharge:

clopidogrel 12–14%

Prasugrel 62–65%

Ticagrelor 21–23%

3.COMPAREACUTE [20]

590

590,295

During index PCI procedure (83.4%)

Delayed during index hospitalization (16.6%)

FFR ≤ 0.80

From July 2011 to October 2015

24 centers

the composite of all-cause mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, any revascularizatio n, and cerebrovascular

Components of the primary endpoints at 24,36 month s

BMS 0.6% DES 98.8%

PTCA0.6%

36 months

During procedure:

not mentioned At discharge:

accordance with contemporary guidelines.