Underrepresentation of women in cardiovascular trials- it is time to shatter this glass ceiling

Autor: Kardie Tobb, Madison Kocher, Renée P. Bullock-Palmer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: American Heart Journal Plus, Vol 13, Iss , Pp 100109- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-6022
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100109
Popis: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, with underrepresented minority (URM) women experiencing the highest mortality rate. For decades, there has been an underrepresentation of women in CVD trials. Although more recent studies have increased the number of women enrolled in these trials, systematic reviews have demonstrated that this enrollment is still low. The National Institute of Health along with other agencies have boosted their efforts to increase enrollment of women and URM populations in CVD trials. Despite these efforts, there still remains a gap. This paper reviews the magnitude, implications and causes of the underrepresentation of women in CVD trials. A proposed multifaceted approach to solving this issue is also outlined in this commentary. Hopefully, implementation of these proposed solutions may facilitate the increase of women, including URM women, enrolled in CVD trials. It is anticipated that this will improve CVD outcomes in these patients.
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