Cardiovascular and reproductive health of women have been going hand in hand
since the dawn of time, however, their links have been poorly studied and
once the basis of their connections started to be established in late 20th
century, it depended on local regional abilities and the level of
progressive thinking to afford comprehensive women?s 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.