SCAI's Women in Innovations (WIN) is a world-wide effort devoted to improving the overall approach to the medical treatment of women with cardiovascular disease, as well as increasing the quality and scope of professional and educational opportunities offered to female interventional cardiologists. Visit the WIN website for further information.

NEW! WIN Issues New Report and Survey Findings Highlighting Why More Women Die From Heart Disease Than Men

WIN has released a new report and survey that illustrate why cardiovascular disease is under-recognized and under-treated in women despite the near split in prevalence of heart disease between men and women.

The report, "Gender-Based Issues in Interventional Cardiology: A Consensus Statement from the Women in Innovations (WIN) Initiative," was published this week in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EuroIntervention, and Revista Española de Cardiología, and will also be published in Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics. It highlights significant disparities in women's treatment and outcomes. One suspected reason for the disparity is women account for only 20 to 25 percent of patients enrolled in most CVD clinical trials. More...