WH2O remains committed to educate the public regarding cardiovascular disease in women and supporting women in cardiology. Various relevant activities were organised or collaborated with other societies / organisations. Committee members are always happy to contribute in educational talks via radios or webinars.

We love to identify and encourage young and upcoming women in cardiology to use WH2O as a platform to nuture their leadership skills and gain exposures by involving in our activities. This has been proven by seeing some new faces in our programs.

OFFICE BEARERS FOR TERM 2022 - 2025

Chairperson:
Dr Nor Hanim Mohd Amin, _FNHAM

Immediate Past-Chairperson:
Dr Effarezan Abdul Rahman, _FNHAM

Committee Members:

• Dr Lim Chiao Wen _FNHAM
• Dr Mohd Rahal Yusoff, _FNHAM
• Dr Nor Ashikin Md Sari, _FNHAM
• Dr Rizmy Najme Khir, _FNHAM
• Dr Santha Kumari Natkunam
• Dr Sazzli Shahlan Kasim, _FNHAM
• Dr Tanveer Iqbal Penwala

 

*new committee elected at the WH2O Biennial General Meeting, 3 June 2022

 

SECRETARIAT
National Heart Association of Malaysia | D-13A-06, Menara SUEZCAP 1, KL Gateway, No.2 Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 7931 7900 or email to: secretariat@malaysianheart.org

 

SUB-SOCIETY BACKGROUND
In January 2011, the Women’s Heart Health Organization (WH²O) was established under the National Heart Association of Malaysia. Its aim is to educate women about CVD risk and to promote a healthy lifestyle in keeping with its slogan “Healthy Heart, Happy Woman”. 

The objectives of the Women’s Heart Health Organisation (WH²O) are to:

• increase awareness of the public and health care providers about the prevalence and presentation of heart disease and stroke in women 
• develop a preventive strategy against heart attacks and strokes in women
• provide continuous medical education to health care providers  and the public     

To support the objectives of WH²O, a Protem Committee was formed. Its members comprises of personnel from the medical fraternity:

• Tan Seri Dato' Seri Dr Robaayah Zambahari
• Dr Jeyamalar Rajadurai
• Dato' Dr Shanta Kumari
• Dr Ong Mei Lin
• Dr Zanariah Hussein
• Dr Chan Siew Peng
• Dr Dewi Ramasamy
• Ms Dolly Mohd Ali
• Ms Noorhayati Tik
• Ms Connie Loh
• Ms Mary Easaw-John
• Ms Boey Ghod Chee
• Ms Siah Guan Jian

& the Executive Committees of National Heart Association of Malaysia: Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian, Dr Ng Wai Kiat, Dr David Quek  

 

WH²O Publications

The following are publications by WH²O:

1. Acute coronary syndrome in women of reproductive age
Int J Womens Health. 2011; 3:375-80. doi: 10.2174/IJWH.S115825. Epub 2011 Nov 9.   
Idris N, Aznal SS, Chin SP, Ahmad WA, Rosman A, Jeyaindran S, Ismail O, Zambahari R, Sim KH.
PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22140324

2. Heart Disease in Women
ACCEL An International Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery and Medicine, American College of Cardiology Extended Learning, Volume 43, Issue 12, December 2011.

• Robaayah Zambahari, MBBS, FACC
• Jeyamalar Rajadurai, MD, FACC
• Interviewer: Nanette Kass Wenger, MD, MACC

3. Women's cardiovascular health: perspectives from South East Asia
Nat. Rev. Cardiol. 9, 464-47702012; published online 24 April 2012; doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2012.59

J Rajadurai, E.A. Lopez, A.U. Rahajoe, Y Uboldejpracharak, R. Zambahari.

4. Is there gender differences in coronary artery disease? The Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease Database - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (NCVD-PCI) Registry
Chuey Yan Lee, Noran N. Hairi, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Omar Ismail, Houng Bang Liew, Robaayah Zambahari, Rosli Mohd Ali, Alan Yean Yip Fong, Kui Hian Sim, for the NCVD-PCI investigators, published August 27, 2013 in PLOS ONE

5. Sex Differences in Acute Coronary Syndrome in Multiethnic Asian Population
Results of the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease Database - Acute Coronary Syndrome

GLOBAL HEART, VOL. 9, No. 4, 2014 December 2014: 381-390

Hou Tee Lu, Rusli Nordin, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Chuey Yan Lee, Robaayah Zambahari, Omar Ismail, Houng Bang Liew, Kui Hian Sim, on behalf of the NCVD Investigators , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

 

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