Women Are Underrepresented in Heart-Device Studies, Report Says
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Women are often underrepresented in studies used to win U.S. approval for medical devices in contradiction of government requirements, a report today in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation showed.
Two-thirds of participants in studies used to gain Food and Drug Administration approval for medical devices, including implantable defibrillators and pacemakers, were men, researchers found. More than a quarter of the trials didn’t provide the gender of study participants, according to the research.