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  1. Microvascular Dysfunction in MINOCA: Still a Moving Target

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, December 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Edina Cenko

  2. Sex Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Across United States: The Southern Burden of Excess Body Weight and Diet

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, November 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Edina Cenko

  3. Changing clinical perspectives on sex and healthcare disparities in ischaemic heart disease

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  4. Sex Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease in South Asia

    Article • JACC Asia, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  5. Anticancer-Drug-Related Cardiotoxicity from Adjuvant Goserelin and Tamoxifen Therapy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Edina Cenko

  6. Sex Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in Europe

    Article • JACC Advances, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  7. Early coronary revascularization among ‘stable’ patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: the role of diabetes and age

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  8. The European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  9. Announcing The Lancet Regional Health-Europe commission on inequalities and disparities in cardiovascular health

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  10. Coronary revascularization and sex differences in cardiovascular mortality after myocardial infarction in 12 high and middle-income European countries

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, May 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  11. Net adverse clinical events with P2Y12 inhibitor therapy in older patients after percutaneous coronary interventions

    Article • Atherosclerosis, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  12. Traditional risk factors and premature acute coronary syndromes in South Eastern Europe: a multinational cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  13. Combined Therapy with Anthracyclines and GnRH Analogues for Breast Cancer: Impact on Ischemic Heart Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Edina Cenko

  14. Clinical determinants of ischemic heart disease in Eastern Europe

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  15. The ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation

    Article • European Heart Journal, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko

  16. Relationship Between Azithromycin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Unvaccinated Patients With COVID‐19 and Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, July 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  17. Sex Differences in Heart Failure Following Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Article • JACC Advances, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko

  18. Sex differences and disparities in cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  19. Micrornas As Potential Biomarkers In Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, December 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko

  20. Mechanisms, therapeutic implications, and methodological challenges of gut microbiota and cardiovascular diseases: a position paper by the ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, April 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  21. The Role of Vasospasm and Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Fluoropyrimidine-Induced Ischemic Heart Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Edina Cenko

  22. Statins for primary prevention among elderly men and women

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko

  23. Gender Differences in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, September 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko

  24. Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19: a consensus paper from the ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation, ESC Working Group on Thrombosis and the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), in collaboration with the Eu...

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  25. Functional and structural adaptations of the coronary macro- and microvasculature to regular aerobic exercise by activation of physiological, cellular, and molecular mechanisms: ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation positio...

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  26. Concerns about the use of digoxin in acute coronary syndromes

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko

  27. ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation position paper on ‘coronary microvascular dysfunction in cardiovascular disease’

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor marija B Vavlukis

  28. Vasospastic Angina and its Relationship with the Coronary Microcirculation

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, November 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  29. Coronary No-Reflow Phenomenon in Clinical Practice

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, November 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko

  30. Short term outcomes in the elderly patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing early percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the ISACS-TC registry

    Article • Cardiologia Croatica, November 2018, Medical Publishing, d.o.o.

    Dr Edina Cenko

  31. Female sex as a biological variable: A review on younger patients with acute coronary syndrome

    Article • Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  32. Sex Differences in Outcomes After STEMI

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, May 2018, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  33. Prognostic implications of peripheral artery disease in coronary artery disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Pharmacology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  34. OBSOLETE: STEMI: Diagnosis

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  35. OBSOLETE: STEMI: Prognosis

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  36. OBSOLETE: STEMI: Management

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  37. STEMI: Diagnosis

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  38. STEMI: Management

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  39. STEMI: Prognosis

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko

  40. Cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy: The role of troponins and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide

    Article • Atherosclerosis, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  41. Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Risk to Young Women

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, December 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Lina Badimon, Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Professor marija B Vavlukis, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  42. A Short History of Vasospastic Angina ∗

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  43. Delayed Care and Mortality Among Women and Men With Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, August 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Lina Badimon, Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  44. Post cardiovascular surgery atrial fibrillation. Biomarkers determining prognosis.

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, July 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  45. Position paper of the European Society of Cardiology–working group of coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation: obesity and heart disease

    Article • European Heart Journal, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Lina Badimon, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  46. ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: THE RISK TO BE YOUNG AND WOMEN

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  47. Invasive versus conservative strategy in acute coronary syndromes: The paradox in women's outcomes

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  48. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  49. The no-reflow phenomenon in the young and in the elderly

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  50. Contemporary roles of registries in clinical cardiology: Insights from Western and Eastern European countries

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Prof HECTOR BUENO, Dr Edina Cenko

  51. Association between comorbidities and absence of chest pain in acute coronary syndrome with in-hospital outcome

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  52. Factors associated with use of percutaneous coronary intervention among elderly patients presenting with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI): Results from the ISACS-TC registry

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  53. Atypical Chest Pain in ACS: A Trap Especially for Women

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, June 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko

  54. Barriers to Risk Stratification Accuracy in Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: The Role of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, June 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  55. Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, June 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko

  56. Early Invasive Strategy for Unstable Angina: a New Meta-Analysis of Old Clinical Trials

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Nature

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  57. Big data: a new look at old problems

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  58. DELAY TO HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND ACUTE CORONARY CARE IN THE ELDERLY AND IN THE VERY ELDERLY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Lina Badimon, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  59. SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN SHORT TERM SURVIVAL AFTER PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: THE ROLE OF SYSTEM DELAY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Lina Badimon, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  60. Comparison of Early Versus Delayed Oral β Blockers in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Effect on Outcomes

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  61. Persisting chest pain in nonobstructive coronary artery disease

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, February 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  62. Reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in Eastern Europe: the ISACS-TC registry

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  63. Unfractionated heparin–clopidogrel combination in ST-elevation myocardial infarction not receiving reperfusion therapy

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  64. Vasotonic Angina as a Cause of Myocardial Ischemia in Women

    Article • Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  65. SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN ACUTE CORONARY CARE AMONG PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THE ROLE OF PRE-HOSPITAL DELAY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor marija B Vavlukis, Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  66. DETECTING ACUTE STRESS DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A PROGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE PHQ-9 IN ACUTE CORONARY CARE: FINDINGS FROM THE ISACS-TC STUDY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  67. EARLY VERSUS DELAYED USE OF BETA-BLOCKERS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: A LANDMARK ANALYSIS. FROM THE ISACS-TC STUDY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini, Asoc Prof MD PhD FESC Oliver Kalpak

  68. PARADOXICAL SEX DIFFERENCE IN IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME MANAGED CONSERVATIVELY: RESULTS FROM THE ISACS-TC

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  69. Exploring In-hospital Death from Myocardial Infarction in Eastern Europe: From the International Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries (ISACS-TC); on the Behalf of the Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculatio...

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, December 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  70. Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Beta Blockers on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With and Without Coronary Artery Obstructions at Angiography (from a Register-Based Cohort Study on Acute Coronary Syndromes)

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  71. ROUTINE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION VERSUS MEDICAL THERAPY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: THE ISACS-TC REGISTRY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lina Badimon, Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  72. Acute coronary syndrome in octogenarian patients: results from the international registry of acute coronary syndromes in transitional countries (ISACS-TC) registry

    Article • European Heart Journal Supplements, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  73. Clinical profile of patients with no-reperfusion therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

    Article • European Heart Journal Supplements, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  74. Gender differences in case fatality rates of acute myocardial infarction in Serbia

    Article • European Heart Journal Supplements, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  75. Hypertension and acute coronary syndromes in Romania: data from the ISACS-TC registry

    Article • European Heart Journal Supplements, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Edina Cenko

  76. Endothelial Dysfunction and Long-Term Prognosis of Variant Angina

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  77. Endothelial dysfunction versus early atherosclerosis: A study with high resolution imaging

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  78. Presentation, management and outcomes of ischaemic heart disease in women

    Article • Nature Reviews Cardiology, July 2013, Nature

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Lina Badimon, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini

  79. UNFRACTIONED HEPARIN/CLOPIDOGREL INTERACTION IN PATIENTS WITH STEMI NOT UNDERGOING REPERFUSION

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Edina Cenko, Professor Raffaele Bugiardini