Representation vs. Diversity in Clinical Trials

Cardio Pod: Heart of the Matter by Heart Failure Collaboratory

Episode notes

In this episode, host Dr. Christopher O’Connor is joined by Dr. Christian Guilliod, Dr. Wayne Batchelor, Dr. Mona Fiuzat, and Dr. Orly Vardeny to discuss the need for clinical trials to reflect the populations most affected by disease, emphasizing culturally and demographically aligned recruitment.

They advocate for targeted, site-based strategies and raise concerns about interpreting results from unrepresentative samples.

Keywords
heart failurecardiologyclinical trialsresearchclinical reseachdiversitycardio research