2024
Representation of female vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership: analysis of trends over 20 years
Kostiuk V, Thaxton C, Loh S, Cardella J, Dardik A, Tonnessen B. Representation of female vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership: analysis of trends over 20 years. JVS-Vascular Insights 2024, 2: 100077. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2024.100077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical trialsFemale vascular surgeonsVascular surgeonsMethods Clinical trialsArtery diseaseClinical trial leadershipSite principal investigatorsVascular conditionsAbdominal aortic aneurysmSurgeon-investigatorInvestigator-led trialsCarotid artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseCarotid diseaseProportion of womenVenous thrombectomyBoard certificationAortic aneurysmPercentage of womenIndustry-sponsored trialsTrial leadershipHemodialysis accessSubgroup analysisVascular surgerySurgeons
2023
Effect of Doxycycline on Progression of Arterial Calcification in the Noninvasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial (N-TA(3)CT)
Kim T, Kostiuk V, Olson S, Curci J, Matsumura J, Baxter B, Blackwelder W, Terrin M, Guzman R. Effect of Doxycycline on Progression of Arterial Calcification in the Noninvasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial (N-TA(3)CT). Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 104: 1-9. PMID: 37356652, PMCID: PMC10748791, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical TrialSerum MMP-3MMP-9 levelsArterial calcificationEffect of doxycyclineNon-invasive treatmentMMP-3Clinical trialsTomography scanMatrix metalloproteinasesSmall aortic aneurysmsArtery calcificationBaseline characteristicsPlacebo armCalcium scoreStudy armsAortic aneurysmPreclinical modelsMean changeAbdominal vesselsPatientsIndividual arteriesMatrix degradingDoxycyclineCalcification