title: Fractional flow reserve improves long-term clinical outcomes in patients receiving drug-eluting stent implantation: insights from a meta-analysis of 14,327 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221002, China. Electronic address: zhangbc138@sina.com.cn.
authors.forename: Bu-Chun
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221002, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221002, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221002, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221002, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Ye
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000639:trends*; D053805:Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angiography; Clinical outcome; Drug-eluting stent; Fractional flow reserve; Meta-analysis