Racial Disparities in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Highlights
- • Black women have a higher ischemic heart disease mortality risk than white women.
- • We analyzed 4776 female patients who underwent PCI between 2003 and 2016.
- • We observed racial disparities primarily in baseline characteristics.
- • Early diagnosis and better prevention in black women are needed.
Abstract
Background/purpose
Women are underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical studies. Black women have a higher ischemic heart disease mortality risk than their white counterparts. However, there exist limited outcome data comparing black women and white women after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate for racial disparities in 1-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in women undergoing PCI.