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We want to thank Andrea Wieland and the Team for Scientific Program Coordination of the German Cardiac Society (DGK, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie—Herz- und Kreislaufforschung e.V.) for supporting data analyses.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, INF 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Carolin Lerchenmüller

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiology Division and Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Carolin Lerchenmüller

  3. Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany

    Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner

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Lerchenmüller, C., Hilfiker-Kleiner, D. Cardiology and cardiovascular research in Germany: 5 years of gender demographics. Clin Res Cardiol 108, 218–220 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1335-y

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