2020
Sex-Specific Outcomes in Cardiovascular Device Evaluations
Ghare MI, Tirziu D, Abbott JD, Altin E, Yang Y, Ng V, Grines C, Lansky A. Sex-Specific Outcomes in Cardiovascular Device Evaluations. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 1246-1255. PMID: 32543268, PMCID: PMC9545802, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary revascularizationHeart failureClinical trialsDevice trialsMajor clinical trialsStructural heart diseaseSex-specific outcomesBenefit/risk assessmentCardiac resynchronization defibrillatorImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorVentricular assist deviceBest available careDrug eluting stentsBetter treatment recommendationsCardiovascular outcomesDevice therapyTreatment recommendationsHeart diseaseCardioverter defibrillatorDevice clinical trialsTreatment selectionAvailable careAssist deviceNarrative reviewEluting stents
2019
Sex Disparities in Cardiovascular Device Evaluations Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Female Patients in Clinical Device Trials
Ghare MI, Chandrasekhar J, Mehran R, Ng V, Grines C, Lansky A. Sex Disparities in Cardiovascular Device Evaluations Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Female Patients in Clinical Device Trials. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 12: 301-308. PMID: 30732736, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.10.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial participationClinical trialsClinical trial participationUnderrepresentation of womenMultistakeholder engagementGovernment agenciesFemale patientsFemale enrollmentCardiovascular trialsClinical research personnelNarrative reviewDevice trialsTrialsWomenParticipationPublic awarenessEducation campaigns