Objective To compare the difference in incidence and therapeutic outcomes of coronary calcification between old Han and Uygur CHD patients in Xinjiang rovince after percutaneous coronary intervention.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the coronary angiography results and complications after PCI in the aged Han and Uygur CHD(age≥60) patients who had received PCI therapy from January 2005 to December 2006 in our hospital.Results Among 545 patients(Han 282,Uygur 263),the overall detection rate of coronary artery calcification was 37.6%,and the incidence of coronary calcification in the Uygur group was significantly higher than in the Han patients group(49.3% vs 29.8%,P0.05).There was higher rate of coronary slow flow in the Uygur group than in the Han group(28.7% vs 9.3%,P0.05).Conclusion Coronary calcification can be found more often in old Uygur CHD patients compared with Han patients in Xinjiang.The incidence of coronary artery dissection and slow flow was higher in the Uygur patients than in Han patients.Special comcerns in avoiding coronary artery dissection and slow flow should be applied to Uygur patients.