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Review

Women in Cardiology—From Utopia to Reality

by
Christine H. Attenhofer Jost
1,*,
Corinna Brunckhorst
2,
Urs Kaufmann
3 and
Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo Buechel
4
1
Cardiovascular Centre Zurich, Klinik Im Park Seestr, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland
2
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
3
Herzzentrum Berne, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
4
Department of Cardiology, Children’s University Hospital, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cardiovasc. Med. 2013, 16(6), 170; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2013.00160
Submission received: 19 March 2013 / Revised: 19 April 2013 / Accepted: 19 May 2013 / Published: 19 June 2013
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Abstract

In the past, female physicians, especially cardiologists, were a rarity. The first physicians were officially trained only at the end of the 19th century. In the last decades of the 20th century, the number of women in medicine increased tremendously; however, the number of female cardiologists has remained low, especially in invasive cardiology. The reasons include the invasive character of the work, workload and radiation exposure. The number of cardiologists must increase further: we need more women and men in cardiology. With excellent mentoring, part-time fellowships and part-time staff positions, as well as group practices and better prevention of radiation exposure, the percentage of women will hopefully increase in the future. The presence of women in cardiology is not an utopia but is required for better care of patients. For best care, both male and female cardiologists working together and speaking the same language are needed.
Keywords: women in cardiology; radiation exposure; history of medicine; fellowships; gender; cardiology women in cardiology; radiation exposure; history of medicine; fellowships; gender; cardiology

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Attenhofer Jost, C.H.; Brunckhorst, C.; Kaufmann, U.; Valsangiacomo Buechel, E.R. Women in Cardiology—From Utopia to Reality. Cardiovasc. Med. 2013, 16, 170. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2013.00160

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Attenhofer Jost CH, Brunckhorst C, Kaufmann U, Valsangiacomo Buechel ER. Women in Cardiology—From Utopia to Reality. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2013; 16(6):170. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2013.00160

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Attenhofer Jost, Christine H., Corinna Brunckhorst, Urs Kaufmann, and Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo Buechel. 2013. "Women in Cardiology—From Utopia to Reality" Cardiovascular Medicine 16, no. 6: 170. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2013.00160

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Attenhofer Jost, C. H., Brunckhorst, C., Kaufmann, U., & Valsangiacomo Buechel, E. R. (2013). Women in Cardiology—From Utopia to Reality. Cardiovascular Medicine, 16(6), 170. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2013.00160

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