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Review
. 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e211043.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1043.

Gender and Disparity in First Authorship in Cardiology Randomized Clinical Trials

Roxana Mehran  1   2 , Ashish Kumar  3 , Agam Bansal  4 , Mariam Shariff  3 , Martha Gulati  5 , Ankur Kalra  6   7
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Gender and Disparity in First Authorship in Cardiology Randomized Clinical Trials

Roxana Mehran et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the annual proportions and overall trend of female first authors in cardiology randomized clinical trials from 2011 to 2020.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Mehran reported receiving grants to the institution from Abbott Laboratories, Abiomed, Applied Therapeutic, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Beth Israel Deaconess, Chiesi, Concept Medical, CSL Behring, Medtronic, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and OrbusNeich; receiving personal fees from Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Cine-Med Research Institute, Janssen Scientific Affairs, Medscape/WebMD, Sanofi, and Siemens Medical Solutions; receiving personal fees to the institution from Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CardiaWave, Chiesi, Concept Medical, DSI, Duke University, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, Magenta Medical, Medtronic, and Novartis; consulting for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, serving on the data safety monitoring board for Watermark Research Partners; having equity in CardioWave, Applied Therapeutics, Claret Medical, Elixir Medical, and STEL; and being an associate editor of American College of Cardiology and JAMA Cardiology outside the submitted work. Dr Kalra reported being Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of makeadent.org during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Women and Men First Authors in Cardiology Randomized Clinical Trials
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