ESC 2025: New Research on Women’s Participation in Clinical Trials
C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, to Chair Late-Breaking Clinical Science Session on Women’s Heart Health
Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will share new research on women’s participation in cardiovascular clinical trials and more during the European Society of Cardiology Congress Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Madrid.
“The key roles of several of our faculty at this prestigious international meeting attests to Cedars-Sinai’s stature in cardiology, building on our pioneering work on vasospastic angina, thrombolysis and the Swan-Ganz catheter,” said Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute and the Mark S. Siegel Family Foundation Distinguished Professor.
Cardiovascular Disease in Women
C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, will chair “Late-Breaking Clinical Science: Cardiovascular Health in Women” and a session titled “Cardiovascular Health in Women: From Hormones to High-Risk Conditions” on Aug. 31.
Martha Gulati, MD, director of Preventive Cardiology and associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, will present the oral abstract “Participation of Women in Cardiovascular Trials From 2017 to 2023.” Gulati will also chair the late-breaking session Hotline 9.
Additional sessions include “Chest Pain With Nonobstructive Coronary Disease: Update on Diagnosis and Management,” “Advancing Women's Cardiovascular Health: Global Strategies and Innovations” and “Does Sex Matter in Cardiovascular Imaging?”
Artificial Intelligence
Damini Dey, PhD, professor of Biomedical Sciences and research scientist, will chair the debate “Human vs. Machine—Cardiac Imaging in 2030—Who Wins the Heart.”
Aortic Stenosis
Aakriti Gupta, MD, assistant professor of Cardiology, will share her expertise in transcatheter approaches during the symposium “Prompt Treatment of Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis—The Case for Action.”
Media Contact
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