Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo (Jan 2021)
Women’s health in Serbia - past, present, and future
- Parapid Biljana,
- Kanjuh Vladimir,
- Kostić Vladimir,
- Polovina Snežana,
- Dinić Milan,
- Lončar Zlatibor,
- Lalić Katarina,
- Gojnić-Dugalić Miroslava,
- Nedeljković Milan,
- Lazić Branka,
- Milošević Maja,
- Simić Dragan,
- Nešković Aleksandar,
- Harrington Robert A.,
- Valentine Michael C.,
- Santos Volgman Annabelle,
- Lewis Sandra J.,
- Đukić-Dejanović Slavica,
- Mitchell Stephen Ray,
- Bond Rachel M.,
- Waksman Ron,
- Alasnag Mirvat,
- Bairey-Merz Noel C.,
- Gaita Dan,
- Mischie Alexandru,
- Karamarković Nemanja,
- Rakić Snežana,
- Mrkić Mirko,
- Tasovac Marija,
- Devrnja Vuk,
- Bubanja Dragana,
- Kass Wenger Nanette
Affiliations
- Parapid Biljana
- ORCiD
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Kanjuh Vladimir
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
- Kostić Vladimir
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
- Polovina Snežana
- ORCiD
- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Division of Endocrinology, Outpatient Center for Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Pharmacy, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Dinić Milan
- Serbian Medical Chamber, Belgrade, Serbia
- Lončar Zlatibor
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic for Emergency Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia
- Lalić Katarina
- ORCiD
- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia
- Gojnić-Dugalić Miroslava
- ORCiD
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia
- Nedeljković Milan
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Lazić Branka
- Stari Grad Primary Healthcare Center, Belgrade, Serbia
- Milošević Maja
- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Department of Safety at Work and Occupational Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Simić Dragan
- ORCiD
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Nešković Aleksandar
- ORCiD
- Zemun University Clinical Hospital Center, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia
- Harrington Robert A.
- Stanford University, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Valentine Michael C.
- Lynchburg General Hospital, Centra Heart and Vascular Institute, Lynchburg Virginia, United States of America
- Santos Volgman Annabelle
- Rush University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Rush Heart Center for Women, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Lewis Sandra J.
- American College of Cardiology, Political Action Committee Chair, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Đukić-Dejanović Slavica
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Mitchell Stephen Ray
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Bond Rachel M.
- Creighton University School of Medicine, Women’s Heart Health, Dignity Health and Internal Medicine, Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
- Waksman Ron
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Alasnag Mirvat
- King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Cardiac Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Bairey-Merz Noel C.
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Gaita Dan
- Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology, Timisoara, Romania
- Mischie Alexandru
- Montluçon Hospital Center, Montluçon, France
- Karamarković Nemanja
- University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia + University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Division of Cardiology, Belgrade, Serbia
- Rakić Snežana
- The United Nations University for Peace, European Center for Peace and Development, Belgrade, Serbia
- Mrkić Mirko
- Singidunum University, School for Media and Communication, Belgrade, Serbia
- Tasovac Marija
- Vizim Healthcare Center, Belgrade, Serbia
- Devrnja Vuk
- Royal Medical Board, HRH CP Katherine Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia
- Bubanja Dragana
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Kragujevac, Serbia + Themis Foundation, Research and Development Council, Belgrade, Serbia
- Kass Wenger Nanette
- Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Women’s Heart Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH211208105P
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 149,
no. 11-12
pp. 745 – 754
Abstract
Cardiovascular and reproductive health of women have been going hand in hand since the dawn of time, yet links have been poorly studied. Still, once basis of their connections started to be established, it depended on local regional abilities and level of progressive thinking to afford women comprehensive care beyond the “bikini medicine”. Further research identified different associations rendering more conditions sex-specific and launching therefore a slow, yet initial turn around in clinical trials’ concept as the majority of global cardiovascular guidelines rely on the results of research conducted on a very modest percentage of women and even less on the women of color. Currently, the concept of women’s heart centers varies depending on the local demographics’ guided needs, available logistics driven by budgeting and societal support of a broad-minded thinking environment, free of bias for everyone: from young adults questioning their gender identity, via women of reproductive age both struggling to conceive or keep working part time when healthy and line of work permits it during pregnancy, up to aging and the elderly. Using “Investigate-Educate-Advocate-Legislate” as the four pillars of advancing cardiovascular care of women, we aimed to summarize standing of women’s health in Serbia, present ongoing projects and propose actionable solutions for the future.
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