Center chair Eva Gerdts guest on TV2’s God Morgen Norge
Professor Eva Gerdts from the Center for Research on Heart Disease in Women, together with the Secretary General of LHL, Magne Wang Fredriksen, appeared on Good Morning Norway on TV2 on 18 February 2026.
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The appearance was part of LHL’s campaign "Hennes Hjerte. Like Viktig" and highlighted a message that cannot be emphasized often enough:
Women and men are not always affected by heart disease in the same way.
Women and men are biologically different, yet much of today’s cardiology and cardiovascular research is still based on men. This means that symptoms, risk factors, disease trajectories, and treatment responses can present very differently in women. Far too many women experience breathlessness, fatigue, discomfort, and vague symptoms for a long time, assuming they are due to stress, poor fitness, or age—when, in reality, it may be the heart signalling for help.
Cardiovascular disease remains one of the most common causes of death among women in Norway. At the same time, only about one in three participants in heart research studies are women. When research on women’s hearts is lacking, we also lack the knowledge needed to provide accurate diagnosis and the most effective treatment and medication for women.