Association of Race with Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Popliteal and Infra-Popliteal Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Interventions
Highlights
- • In general, Blacks patients are thought to have severe PAD, higher morbidity and worse outcomes compared to white patients.
- • Long-term outcomes of popliteal and infra-popliteal peripheral vascular intervention in regard to race are not well known.
- • Our study shows Black patients had similar mortality and major amputation, but lower repeat revascularization and MAVE compared to white patients.
- • These data support the use of PVI in minorities despite higher baseline comorbidities
Abstract
Background
Race-related differences in clinical features, presentation, treatment and outcomes of patients with various cardiovascular diseases have been reported in previous studies. However, the long-term outcomes in black versus white patients with popliteal and/or infra-popliteal peripheral arterial disease (PAD) undergoing percutaneous peripheral vascular interventions (PVI) are not well known.