Key result
Women remain underrepresented in HF research, comprising ~29% of trial participants.
Why the study?
Women with heart failure have been underrepresented in research, and the extent of their participation in HF studies needed evaluation.
Population
264 heart failure research studies published in 2013 across 11 peer-reviewed journals
Comparison
Studies using original data sources vs studies using existing data sources
Design
Review of titles, abstracts, and full publications
Authors
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May limit applicability of HF trial results to women; extends calls for sex-balanced enrollment in future studies.
Women continue to be significantly underrepresented in heart failure research studies, comprising only about a third of study participants.
Susan J. Pressler (2014) conducted a review in Heart failure (n=264). Female sex was evaluated on Percentage of women in HF research studies. Women continue to be underrepresented in heart failure research, comprising a median of 29% of participants across 264 studies published in 2013.
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