{"doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2024.12.001","title":"An International Perspective on Priority Areas for Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research: Qualitative Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey","abstract":"Background: The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) unites international research funders interested in supporting cardiovascular disease (CVD) research. One focus area is women's cardiovascular health; the present study aimed to identify priority themes for future joint research funding opportunities. Methods: After ethics approval, a survey was developed based on literature review, GCRFF feedback, and input from methodologists/content experts. The survey comprised 3 open-ended and 5 multiple-choice questions. With the use of widespread dissemination strategies, an electronic survey portal was opened for 8 weeks, from November 15, 2023, to January 15, 2024, with various language options. Results were downloaded into a secure REDCap database for analysis. Independent theming of responses was completed by 3 reviewers until coding consensus was achieved, following which 1 coder completed the remaining theming. Descriptive statistics are reported. Results: Among the 191 responses, all 9 GCRFF countries were represented. Most respondents identified as women (74%) and clinicians/academics (77%); fewer people with lived or living experience participated (23%). Common themes included women-specific risk factors and prevention strategies (56%), life-course issues (43%), and sex- and gender-specific treatments and outcomes (36%). Common topics were CVD (66%), coronary artery disease (CAD) (18%), and heart disease (13%). Designated research pillars included clinical (52%), population health (36%), and basic science (30%). Solutions proposed included knowledge generation (71%), increased funding (55%), networking researchers (52%), and knowledge mobilisation (41%). Congruence of priority ordering was demonstrated between sex and respondent residence subgroups. Conclusion: Diverse international input prioritised research in risk factors and prevention strategies specific to women and in sex- and gender-specific treatment and outcomes of heart disease, with considerations of life-course issues across all research pillars.","journal":"CJC Open","year":2024,"id":474669,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":1,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9016,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1311589,"name":"Christine Faubert","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1311590,"name":"S. Couperthwaite","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1311174,"name":"Brian H. Rowe","orcid":"0000-0003-3446-2097","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1311173,"name":"Stacey Matthews","orcid":"0000-0002-9465-9580","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":16,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:06:13.042906Z","pmid":"40182419","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}