Becker's Healthcare September 4, 2025
Elizabeth Gregerson

Women represent 41% of participants in clinical trials investigating cardiovascular health and disease, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA Network Open.

Led by researchers from Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, the study analyzed participant data of 1,079 cardiovascular clinical trials from between 2017 and 2023, a Sept. 2 news release from the health system said.

Here are three things to know from the study:

  1. Researchers applied a participation-to-prevalence ratio to identify the proportion of women in a clinical trial compared to the proportion of women...

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