Are elderly and women under-represented in cardiovascular clinical trials? Implication for treatment

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Cristiana Vitale
Giuseppe Rosano
Massimo Fini
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[1] IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana,Department of Medical Sciences
[2] St. Georges Hospital,Department of Cardiovascular and Cell Science Research
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Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | 2016年 / 128卷
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Elderly; Women; Cardiovascular; Randomised clinical trials; Under-representation;
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Elderly and women have been often under-represented in randomised clinical trials testing the effect of treatments on cardiovascular diseases even though these diseases highly affect both of them.
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