Research Area – Women and Heart Health
![Women and Heart Health infographic.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/women-medical-research_femmes-recherche-medicale/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2021/05/heart-1.jpg)
Date: 2021.
Credit: Women’s College Research Institute.
To learn more about women and cardiology research at Women’s College Hospital, go to: www.womensresearch.ca
The info-graphic asks:
- Did you know that more women die of heart disease than men, but women only make up 35% of patients in heart disease research
studies? - Why is heart disease seen as a men’s
disease? - Are all cardiovascular drugs tested on women?
- What are the risk factors of heart disease in women?
Want to make an impact in STEM? A career as a scientist with a
research focus on women and heart health could be right for
you!