Coronary disease & ACS

Association of Race and Ethnicity With High-Potency P2Y12 Inhibitors Prescription Among Patients With Acute MI Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): An Analysis From the CathPCI Registry

Circ Cardiovasc IntervPublished registry analysis

Authors' conclusion

In a contemporary national registry of hospitalized patients with AMI who underwent PCI, Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to be discharged on a high-potency P2Y12 inhibitor irrespective of socioeconomic status. These findings highlight an opportunity to achieve equity in guideline-directed AMI pharmacotherapies to improve outcomes.

Study context

Population
Patients with AMI who underwent PCI in the NCDR Cath PCI registry, April 2018 to June 2023patients hospitalized with AMI and who underwent PCI
Participants
1,662,387 patients
Exposure
Racial and ethnic differences in high-potency P2Y12 inhibitor prescription on discharge
  • Blackn = 165,579
  • Asiann = 58,595
  • Whiten = 1,302,576reference
  • Hispanicn = 135,637
Outcome
High-potency P2Y12 inhibitor prescription at discharge
Follow-up
Discharge
Methodological detailsconsecutive patients, logistic regression adjusted for social deprivation index and other patient- and procedure-related variables
  • Consecutive patients
  • Logistic regression adjusted for social deprivation index and other patient- and procedure-related variables

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Prescribed a high-potency P2Y12 inhibitor at discharge

876 078

52.7%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
High-potency P2Y12 inhibitor discharge prescription, by raceBlackvs WhiteLess likely0.93 (0.92–0.94)
High-potency P2Y12 inhibitor discharge prescription, by raceAsianvs WhiteMore likely1.08 (1.07–1.10)
High-potency P2Y12 inhibitor discharge prescription, by ethnicityHispanicvs non-HispanicsLess likely0.95 (0.93–0.96)

Original publication

Association of Race and Ethnicity With High-Potency P2Y12 Inhibitors Prescription Among Patients With Acute MI Undergoing PCI: An Analysis From the CathPCI Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. Published 2 January 2026. doi:10.1161/circinterventions.125.015600

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