Song Peng Ang, Jia Ee Chia, Kanchan Misra, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Jose Iglesias, Daniel Gewirtz, Debabrata Mukherjee
Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (AIRDs) are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. However, the post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes in this population present a research gap, given the limited and discordant findings in existing studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between AIRDs and clinical outcomes after PCI; 9 studies with 7,027,270 patients (126,914 with AIRD, 6,900,356 without AIRD) were included. The AIRD cohort was characterized by an older age, a predominantly female demographic, and a greater prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus...
May 21, 2024: Angiology