Global progress on heart disease in women hampered by lack of clinical trial participants

Women less likely to get care for potentially fatal heart condition, study reveals

Women are less likely than men to seek or receive treatment for a potentially fatal heart condition.

Women less likely to get care for potentially fatal heart condition, study finds

The research focused on treatment following a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis.Women are less likely than men to be given treatment for ...

Global progress on heart disease in women hampered by lack of clinical trial participants

Women make up less than 30% of participants for heart disease clinical trials worldwide, according to a consensus statement from the British Cardiovascular Society, who say this is likely hampering progress in tackling one of the highest causes of ill health and death in women.

Older women face higher death risk after heart bypass surgery

Women over the age of 65 who need heart bypass surgery are more likely than men to receive care at lower-quality hospitals, which leads to higher death rates, according to a major study by Michigan Medicine. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, reviewed nearly 450,000 Medicare patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between […] The post Older women face higher death risk after heart bypass surgery appeared first on…