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prof. MUDr. Ružena Tkáčová, DrSc.   SK

Email:
ruzena.tkacova@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/ruzena.tkacova
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
KPaF - Department of Pneumology and Phtiseology
Office:
HB1O20a
Phone:
ORCID ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4225-5939

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
University of P. J. Šafárik in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, 1984, General Medicine
Third degree of higher education:
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, 1990, Normal and pathological physiology
Associate professor:
University of P. J. Šafárik in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, 2002, Internal Medicine
Professor:
University of P. J. Šafárik in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, 2005, Internal Medicine
Doctor of Science (DrSc.):
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, 2010, Internal Medicine

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Internal Propedeutics - General Medicine, joint 1st and 2nd degree degree
Internal Medicine 1 - 6 - General Medicine, joint 1st and 2nd degree degree
Diploma Seminar - General Medicine, joint 1st and 2nd degree degree
Selected publications

ADC – JOPPA, Pavol - TKÁČOVÁ, Ružena - FRANSSEN, Frits - HANSON, Corrine - RENNARD, Stephen - SILVERMAN, Edwin - MCDONALD, Merry-Lynn - CALVERLEY, Peter - TAL-SINGER, Ruth - SPRUIT, Martijn - KENN, Klaus - WOUTERS, Emiel - RUTTEN, Erica: Sarcopenic Obesity, Functional Outcomes, and Systemic Inflammation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Journal of American Medical Directors Association. - ISSN 1525-8610. - Vol. 17 (2016), p. 712 - 718. (IF 2016: 5,775, Q1) – 25 citations.

ADM – KUKLIŠOVÁ, Zuzana - TKÁČOVÁ, Ružena - JOPPA, Pavol - WOUTERS, Emiel - SASTRY, Manuel: Severity of nocturnal hypoxia and daytime hypercapnia predicts CPAP failure in patients with COPD and obstructive sleep apnea overlap syndrome. In: Sleep Medicine. - ISSN 1389-9457. - Vol. 30 (2017), p. 139-145. (IF 2017: 3,395, Q2) – 8 citations.

ADC - Koblizek V, Milenkovic B, Barczyk A, Tkacova R, Somfay A, Zykov K, Tudoric N, Kostov K, Zbozinkova Z, Svancara J, Sorli J, Krams A, Miravitlles M, Valipour A. Phenotypes of COPD patients with a smoking history in Central and Eastern Europe: the POPE Study. Eur Respir J. 2017 May 11;49(5):1601446. (IF 2017: 12,244, Q1) – 24 citations.

ADC - Tudoric N, Koblizek V, Miravitlles M, Valipour A, Milenkovic B, Barczyk A, Somfay A, Zykov K, Kostov K, Zbozinkova Z, Svoboda M, Sorli J, Krams A, Tkacova R. GOLD 2017 on the way to a phenotypic approach? Analysis from the Phenotypes of COPD in Central and Eastern Europe (POPE) Cohort. Eur Respir J. 2017 Apr 26;49(4):1602518. (IF 2017: 12,244, Q1) – 17 citations.

ADC - Tkacova R, Dai DLY, Vonk JM, Leung JM, Hiemstra PS, van den Berge M, Kunz L, Hollander Z, Tashkin D, Wise R, Connett J, Ng R, McManus B, Paul Man SF, Postma DS, Sin DD. Airway hyperresponsiveness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A marker of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Dec;138(6):1571-1579.e10. (IF 2016: 13,081, Q1) – 13 citations.

Selected projects

APVV-16-0158 : „Obesity, sleep apnoea and obesity-hypoventilation syndrome: effect of hypoxia on cardiovascular parameters in obesity-associated respiratory disorders and modalities of its treatment“, 2017 – 2021, Co-investigator

VEGA 1/0863/15 : „Interaction of the genetic background and chronic intermittent hypoxia in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications of obstructive sleep apnoea“, 2015 – 2017, Deputy Principal Investigator

VEGA 1/0208/16 : „Role of chronic intermittent hypoxia and insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of subclinical atherosclerosis and myocardial damage in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea“, 2016 – 2019, Principal Investigator

VEGA 1/0220/17: "Cardiovascular parameters and systemic inflammation in patients with respiratory insufficiency and effects of noninvasive ventilation", 2017-2021, Deputy Principal Investigator

International mobilities and visits
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1995 - 1996, Postgradual Research Fellowship - Contract
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1996 - 2000, Postgradual Research Fellowship - Contract
Organisational activities
Member - Scientific Board of the P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, 2011 - 2015
Member - Scientific Board of the P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, Faculty of Medicine, 2006 - 2011
Member - Executive Board of the Slovak Society of Pneumology and Phthisiology, 2008 - 2016
Member - Scientific Board of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, 2008 - 2012

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