Gender Disparity
In ASCVD, women ‘consistently underprescribed’ statins compared with men
Compared with men, women with atherosclerotic CVD were less likely to be prescribed any statin, less likely to be prescribed a high-intensity statin and more likely to be deemed statin-intolerant, electronic health records data show.
AHA: Consider adverse social factors, racism when assessing CVD risk for women
Clinicians must consider adverse social factors and nonbiological variables, such as language barriers, health care access and discrimination, to better address CVD risk among women from underrepresented backgrounds, researchers reported.
Outcomes similar for men, women after transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention
Men and women with severe tricuspid regurgitation have similar rates of procedural success and 2-year survival after transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention, despite significant differences in cardiac volumetrics and comorbidities.
Sex disparities persist in diagnosis and procedures for acute myocardial infarction
Despite recent improvements, sex disparities in diagnostic evaluation and revascularization procedures still exist for patients with STEMI and non-STEMI, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Top in hem/onc: Gender pay gap in medicine; improvements in colorectal cancer survival
Female physicians experienced a greater earnings penalty due in part to marriage and children compared with their male counterparts, according a recent study.
Women treated with percutaneous thrombectomy face poorer outcomes than men
Among patients with pulmonary embolism who underwent percutaneous thrombectomy, women experienced more procedure complications and mortality than men, according to study results published in CHEST.
Occupational physical activity raises heart disease risk in men, but not women
Strenuous occupational physical activity increased risk for ischemic heart disease in men but not in women, researchers reported.
Inequalities persist for female, Black faculty among well-funded NIH investigators
The proportion of female and Black faculty among a cohort of well-funded NIH investigators appeared significantly lower compared with white men, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Inequalities persist for female, Black faculty among well-funded NIH investigators
The proportion of female and Black faculty among a cohort of well-funded NIH investigators appeared significantly lower compared with white men, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Strategies needed to increase female representation in CVD clinical trials
CVD is responsible for approximately one in three deaths among women in the U.S. each year, yet only 38% of participants in clinical CVD trials are women, according to the American Heart Association.