Anuradha Lala, Clauden Louis, Dominique Vervoort, Alexander Iribarne, Aarti Rao, Wendy C Taddei-Peters, Samantha Raymond, Emilia Bagiella, Patrick O'Gara, Vinod H Thourani, Vinay Badhwar, Joanna Chikwe, Mariell Jessup, Neal Jeffries, Alan J Moskowitz, Annetine C Gelijns, Carlos J Rodriguez
BACKGROUND: There is a recognized lack of diversity among patients enrolled in cardiovascular interventional and surgical trials. Diverse patient representation in clinical trials is necessary to enhance generalizability of findings, which may lead to better outcomes across broader populations. The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) recently developed a plan-of-action to increase diversity among participating investigators and trial participants -- the focus of this paper. METHODS: Review of literature and enrollment data from CTSN trials...
March 22, 2024: Annals of Thoracic Surgery