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Hindi Journal of Womens Health, Issues and CareISSN: 2325-9795
Jimmy T. Efird Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Heart disease, Percutaneous coronary intervention
Center for Health Disparities Research, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Biography
Dr. Jimmy T. Efird currently working in Center for Health Disparities Research, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. Research interest- Heart disease, Percutaneous coronary intervention. He has a good track record in managing and developing local teams and competences as well as in growing a profitable business.
Publications
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Women in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Author(s): Wesley T. O Neal, Taylor E. Edwards, Chelsea S. DiMartino and Jimmy T. Efird
Women in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Between 1980 and 2000, the age-adjusted death rate due to coronary heart disease (CHD) decreased by 48%. The optimization of medical therapies (OMT) and revascularization procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has accounted for 50% of the decline. While mortality rates for CHD have not declined equally for men and women, recent randomized clinical trials have not addressed gender differences regarding the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. Historically, women have been underrepresented in clinical trials of cardiovascular disease.
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