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Embase, Global Health, Ovid MEDLINE and Web of Science were searched through to March 2026 for English-language studies of adults with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI or unstable angina. Two reviewers independently screened records, extracted data and assessed risk of bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Risk ratios (RRs), ORs and HRs were pooled as relative risk (RRs) with 95% CIs using random-effects models. Heterogeneity was quantified with I\u00b2 and explored using prespecified subgroup analyses and meta-regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty cohort and registry studies from the USA, UK and Canada including 14\u2009million patients met the inclusion criteria. Overall mortality was similar in black versus white patients (RR 0.99, 95%\u2009CI 0.94 to 1.03)\u2009and Asian versus white patients (RR 1.06, 95%\u2009CI 0.95 to 1.17); however, restriction to US-based studies demonstrated higher mortality in Asian patients (RR 1.14, 95%\u2009CI 1.03 to 1.27). Subgroup analyses showed higher mortality in black patients following STEMI (RR 1.09, 95%\u2009CI 1.02 to 1.17). Meta-regression showed age-dependent effect modification in black versus white comparisons, with differences attenuating in older populations. The pooled risk of major bleeding was similar between groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Black patients had higher mortality than white patients following STEMI, and Asian patients demonstrated higher mortality in US-based studies. Overall post-ACS mortality was otherwise similar across ethnic groups. 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