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Heart 2005;91:273-274; doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.047852
Copyright © 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society
Heart 2005;91:273-274
© 2005 by BMJ Publishing Group & British Cardiac Society

EDITORIAL

Women in cardiology: a UK perspective

A D Timmis1, K M English2

1 London Chest Hospital, London, UK
2 Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor Adam D Timmis
London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London E2 9JX, UK; timmis{at}lch.demon.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Women are particularly under-represented in cardiology in the UK, even though women outnumber men in admissions to medical school. Could this disparity be detrimental to the specialty in this country?

Keywords: women in cardiology; gender bias


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