American heart journal
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American heart journal · Jul 2000
Comparative StudyRace, baseline characteristics, and clinical outcomes after coronary intervention: The New Approaches in Coronary Interventions (NACI) registry.
The impact of race and sex on clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions remains incompletely understood. Specific data on patient demographics, lesion characteristics, and outcomes of black versus white patients are poorly described. To further evaluate these issues, we analyzed the New Approaches in Coronary Interventions (NACI) registry. ⋯ There are significant differences in baseline characteristics of black patients compared with white patients. Despite these differences in traditional risk factors, they do not affect procedural success or 1-year outcome. In black patients, only sex predicted adverse events. Additional investigation is required to understand the mechanisms for this difference.