Surrey consultant calls for more women's medical research

Dr Sturridge said once medics understood the differences in women's heart health, they could "mitigate against it"A cardiologist has called for more women to take part in medical research to improve heart health.NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey, said she had been unable to recruit any women for a new trial.But Dr Sturridge said increased research could lead to "different practices, different diagnostics and different treatment practices".

The charity also found that women were 50% more likely than men to receive the wrong initial diagnosis for a heart attack.Calling for greater awareness, Dr Sturridge also said common reasons women were less likely to be involved in research were "not really surprising".She is the principal investigator for a trial at Frimley Health that aims to identify patients who could benefit from a implantable defibrillator to help prevent potential cardiac arrest.

"Maybe we need to be more flexible in how we look at trial design - make them evening appointments, more flexibility, financial support for attending," she said. "If we could get more equitable women in trials...to really try and address the balance, it's almost certainly going to change into different practices, different diagnostics, different treatment strategies."Follow BBC South East on

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