Abstract Body (Do not enter title and authors here): Background
Racial disparities have been well described in cardiovascular disease. However, the impact of race on the outcomes post atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is not well understood.
Objective:
This study aim to investigate the clinical outcomes post AF ablation among Black and White patients.
Method
The TriNeTX Global Collaborative Network database was used to identify patients aged ≥18 years of age from January 2000 to April 2023 which included atrial fibrillation post-ablation patients. Patients were categorized into two groups, one with Black or African American race and another with White race groups. Both groups were followed for 12 months. We used the international Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes to identify comorbidities, and ICD-10 Procedure coding system for procedures. Propensity score-matched analysis (PSM) (1:1) was performed on age, gender, BMI, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, hemoglobin level and left ventricular ejection fraction. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality (ACM), while secondary outcomes were ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), MACE (composite of ACM, heart failure, AMI, and ischemic stroke) and heart failure (HF).

Result
After 1:1 propensity score matching, the study cohort comprised 10, 335 Black patients and 10,335 White patients. The mean age of patients was comparable between both groups (65.2 and 64.9 years). Post ablation, Black patients were having a significantly higher risk of ACM (RR 1.131, 95% CI: 1.002-1.277), HF (RR 1.473, 95% CI: 1.290-1.683), AMI (RR 1.312, 95% CI: 1.117-1.342), and MACE (RR 1.416, 95% CI: 1.250-1.603) as compared with white population. However, the risk of ischemic stroke (RR 1.069, 95% CI: 0.878-1.301) and hemorrhagic stroke (RR 1.466, 95% CI: 0.908-2.369) were found comparable between Black and White patients post ablation.
Conclusion
These findings suggest that Black patients post AF ablation were having a higher risk of mortality and MACE.