SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: November 2, 2009
EXCERPT: "Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for women worldwide, killing more than 8.6 million, more than the total number who die from cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. However, the risk for women is largely under-estimated, by both the general population and often by the medical profession itself.
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In the report presented at the conference (2), Professor Stramba Badiale, MD, PhD at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, finds that women are underrepresented in cardiovascular research in Europe. "In the 62 randomized clinical trials published between 2006 and July 2009, only 33.5% of rolled participants were women," he says. This underrepresentation is particularly noticeable in the fields of cholesterol-lowering therapy, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure." more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Report "Red Alert for Women's Hearts, Women and Cardiovascular Research in Europe (November 2009)" on research published by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Health Network (EHN) presented by Stramba Badiale, MD, PhD at ‘Red Alert for Women’s Hearts - Women and Cardiovascular Research in Europe’ conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France. Conference Press Release. Programme
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