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The Pivotal Role of Women in Cardiology Sections in Medical Organizations: From Leadership Training to Personal Enrichment.

Garima Sharma, Sandra Lewis, Toniya Singh, Laxmi S Mehta, Jennifer Mieres, Athena Poppas, Robert Harrington, Ileana L Piña, Annabelle Santos Volgman, Niti R Aggarwal

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Review in CJC open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cardiovascular imaging in women: from diagnostic bias to inclusive cardiovascular science.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Garima SharmaDivision of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sandra LewisLegacy Medical Group Cardiology, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Toniya SinghSt Louis Heart and Vascular PC, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Laxmi S MehtaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Jennifer MieresDivision of Cardiology, Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Lake Success, New York, USA.
Athena PoppasDivision of Cardiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Robert HarringtonDivision of Cardiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Ileana L PiñaCollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Midlands, Michigan, USA.
Annabelle Santos VolgmanDivision of Cardiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Niti R AggarwalDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Brown University · USCentral Michigan University · USHofstra University · USJohns Hopkins University · USLegacy Health · USMayo Clinic · USPalo Alto University · USRush University · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Women in cardiology (WIC) sections have emerged as important leadership, career development, and advocacy forums for female cardiologists. Over the past 3 decades, they have grown from small groups to large sections within volunteer science organizations. In addition to providing a sense of community and promulgating the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, the WIC sections have contributed to improving workplace culture and dynamics by generating evidence-based and actionable data, fostering leadership by and scientific enrichment of women, developing task forces and health policy documents targeted toward reduction of burnout and bias in medicine, and providing a platform to voice the unique challenges and opportunities of female cardiologists. The future holds great promise, as the WIC sections continue to play a pivotal role by being intentional, transparent, iterative, and sustainable, and working with important stakeholders, including men, to share data, best practices, and strategies to create and maintain a culture of equity and achieve its core principles.

Identifiers

PMID34993439
PMCPMC8712582
OpenAlexW3188445065

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