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(Circulation. 2003;107:1336.)
© 2003 American Heart Association, Inc.

Special Review: Current Perspectives

Review of the International Position Paper on Women’s Health and Menopause

A Comprehensive Approach

Rodolfo Paoletti, MD; Nanette K. Wenger, MD

From the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (R.P.); and Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (N.K.W.).

Correspondence to Rodolfo Paoletti, MD, President, Giovanni Lorenzini Foundation, Via Appiani 7, 20121 Milan, Italy. E-mail info@lorenzinifoundation.org or rodolfo.paoletti@unimi.it

Key Words: women • cardiovascular diseases • hormones

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On July 31, 2002, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published the International Position Paper on Women’s Health and Menopause: A Comprehensive Approach.¹ This landmark report was developed over a period of 4 years by an international, interdisciplinary team of experts in collaboration with the NHLBI, the Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Science Foundation, and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH).

The Need for a New, Comprehensive, Integrated Approach

There is need for a new, comprehensive approach to women’s health and menopause. Scientific evidence worldwide supports this redirection in the management of women’s health during and after the menopause transition. This perspective highlights some of the findings and conclusions in the executive summary. Comment is added regarding pivotal studies published subsequent to the completion of the International Position Paper.

Expanding Field of Women’s Health and Menopause, Nationally and Globally

Women’s health and menopause is a rapidly expanding field of medical practice and scientific investigation. It has great social importance and economic impact nationally and globally, in both developed and developing countries. The International Position Paper is a joint effort to begin to address these challenges at the global level.

Purpose and Goal of the International Position Paper

This multidisciplinary monograph is designed to enhance the composite health of menopausal women on a global basis, with consideration of sociocultural concerns and economic issues. Importantly, a goal of this monograph is that the materials be reproduced and translated in individual countries for optimal global dissemination, which will be furthered by presentations at topic-related scientific meetings.

Development of the International Position Paper

This monograph represents the culmination of 7 years of cooperation between . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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