Latest Research in Women's Health

There are important biological differences between men and women. Studying women’s health can help us find better ways to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease in women.

The American Heart Association is the leading funder of heart disease and stroke research in the US, second only to the federal government. The Association is committed to funding research focused on women’s health and heart disease in women.

Since 1949, the American Heart Association has:

• Invested more than $6 billion in research to learn more about heart disease and stroke.
• Funded research has led to many important breakthroughs used around the world.
• Funded 11 Nobel Prize winners.
• Launched the Association’s Go Red for Women movement  Research Goes Red, an initiative engaging women across the United States in research with the goal of creating the world’s largest women’s health research platform.

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women. Such an aggressive disease requires an equally aggressive response.

That's why the American Heart Association is investing in lifesaving research that:

• Increases our knowledge and understanding about heart disease and stroke; and
• Makes the association the largest funder of heart disease and stroke research, second only to the U.S. government.

Health professionals rely on research to inform the work they do to help you — the patient — prevent and treat heart disease and stroke.

There has been progress, but in 2020, only 38% of clinical trial participants were women. We’re working every day to change that number.