Thesis’ topics of the Rectoral Competition of the Heart Center in academic year 2016/2017
| Topics of rectors competition | Consultant (degree) |
| Evaluation of the mechanisms and non-pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias | Prof. Béla Merkely M.D., D.Sc. |
| Possible cardiac indications of MRI examination | Prof. Béla Merkely M.D., D.Sc. Hajnalka Vágó M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Sudden cardiac death and sport | Prof. Béla Merkely M.D., D.Sc. György Bárczi M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Resynchronisation therapy of chronic heart failure – actual questions | Prof. Béla Merkely M.D., D.Sc. Valentina Kutyifa M.D. Ph.D., assistant lecturer |
| The role of tissue Doppler echocardiography in cardiac resynchronisation therapy | Prof. Béla Merkely M.D., D.Sc. Valentina Kutyifa M.D. Ph.D., assistant lecturer |
| Characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of idiopathic ventricular tachycardias | Pál Ábrahám, M.D.; Ph.D. assistant professor |
| Assessment of the dynamic geometry of the mitral annulus by three-dimensional echocardiography | Astrid Apor, M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Modern Platelet inhibitor therapy in acute coronary syndrome | Dávid Becker M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| The influential factors of the acute coronary syndrome | Dávid Becker M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Ablation treatment of cardiac arrhythmias: new indications, new techniques | László Gellér M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Applying LV lead stenting in resynchronization | László Gellér M.D., Ph.D, associate professor Szabolcs Szilágyi M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Special techniques in resynchronization therapy | László Gellér M.D., Ph.D., associate professor Szabolcs Szilágyi M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor Levente Molnár, clinical physician |
| New electrophysiological methods | László Gellér M.D., Ph.D., associate professor István Osztheimer M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Use of pluripotent stem cells in 3D tissue engineering | Gábor Földes M.D., Ph.D, assistant professor Annamária Kosztin M.D., clinical physician Edit Gara M.D., clinical physician |
| Human pluripotent stem cells and their cardiovascular derivatives – a developing field of cardiovascular research and therapy | Gábor Földes M.D., Ph.D, assistant professor Annamária Kosztin M.D., clinical physician Edit Gara M.D., clinical physician |
| Disease modelling with human pluripotent stem cells | Gábor Földes M.D., Ph.D, assistant professor Annamária Kosztin M.D., clinical physician Edit Gara M.D., clinical physician |
| Cardiogenic and septic shokk. The sepsis treatment after myocardial infarction in CCU | Krisztina Heltai M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. |
| Treatment of restenosis of internal carotid artery | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. Balázs Nemes M.D., associate professor |
| Complications of the interventional treatment of stenotic aotric branches | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. Balázs Nemes M.D., associate professor |
| Haemodinamic changes after carotid artery stenting | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. |
| Interventional treatment of critical ischemia in lower limb | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. Balázs Nemes M.D., associate professor |
| Endovascular treatment of vascular complications at cardiological interventions | Prof. Kálmán Hüttl M.D., Ph.D. László Gellér M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Treatment of in-stent restenosis with drug-eluting balloon | Zoltán Jambrik M.D., assistant professor, external collaborator |
| Short- and long-term follow-up of percutaneous catheter interventions on left main stem | Zoltán Jambrik M.D., assistant professor, external collaborator |
| Non-invasive diagnosis and follow–up of heart diseases in childhood and infancy | Prof. Krisztina Kádár M.D., Ph.D., external collaborator |
| Long-term follow-up of the Kawasaki disease | Prof. Krisztina Kádár M.D., Ph.D., external collaborator |
| Fetal Cardiology | Prof. Krisztina Kádár M.D., Ph.D., external collaborator |
| Right ventricular adaptation in elite athletes | Tímea Kováts M.D., Ph.D., assistant lecturer |
| Characterization of response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy | Valentina Kutyifa M.D., Ph.D., assistant lecturer Vivien Klaudia Nagy M.D., clinical physician |
| CT imaging of coronary artery disease | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor |
| Multimodality imaging of coronary plaques in ex vivo human hearts | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor |
| Epicardial fat quantification with 256-slice CT | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor |
| Predictors of coronary artery disease: imaging and biomarkers | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor |
| Coronary CT angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor |
| Cardiovascular risk prediction using coronary CT angiography | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Kolossváry Márton M.D., PhD fellow |
| Cardiovascular risk prediction using antropometric and blood results | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Kolossváry Márton M.D., PhD fellow |
| Big-data and radiomics using coronary CT angiography | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Kolossváry Márton M.D., PhD fellow |
| Assessment of coronary artery disease in atrialfibrillation patients | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| CT angiography imaging of the left atrium | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| Left atrial heritability assessment | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| Epicardial fat volume measurement among atrial fibrillation patients | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| Differences in clinical decision-making in further patient management after coronary CTA based on clinical experience vs.Reporting and Data System | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| The association of myocardial bridge and coronary artery disease on coronary CT angiography | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Júlia Karády M.D., PhD fellow |
| Assessment of coronary plaque progression using 256-slice CT angiography | Pál Maurovich-Horvat M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor Bálint Szilveszter M.D., PhD fellow |
| In vivo animal models in investigation of ischemic stroke | Prof. Zoltán Nagy M.D., D.Sc. |
| Role of MMP-9 in evolution of reperfusional cerebral damage | Prof. Zoltán Nagy M.D., D.Sc. |
| NOGO system and cerebral plasticity | Prof. Zoltán Nagy M.D., D.Sc. |
| Stent-implantation in superior caval vein syndrome | Balázs Nemes M.D., associate professor |
| Neueste Verfahren für die Behandlung von Vorhofflimmern | István Osztheimer M.D., Universitätsassistent |
| Diabetic cardiomyopathy – development of new treatment strategies in rat models | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Investigation of left ventricular hypertrophy induced by endurance training in a rat model | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Investigation of cardiac effects of acute exhaustive exercise stress in a rat model | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Aging-associated cardiovascular dysfunction and nitro-oxidative stress | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Investigation of novel cardioprotective therapies on animal models of ischemia/ reperfusion | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| New pharmacological tools for reducing bleeding in cardiac surgery | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Effects of the new organ preservation solution Custodiol N during heart transplantation | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Investigation of physiological and pathological myocardial hypertrophy in small animal models | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Investigation of novel treatment options for heart failure in rat models | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Novel options for aortic arch replacement | Tamás Radovits MD, PhD, assistant professor |
| Genetic prognostic markers of myocardial ischaemia and infarction | Zsolt Szelid M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, external collaborator |
| Genetic polymorphisms associated with the cardioascular system in Olympic waterpolo players | Zsolt Szelid M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, external collaborator |
| The role of the psychosocial factors in the outcome of heart surgical interventions | Andrea Székely M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, external collaborator |
| Examination of inflammatory processes after ablation of cardiac of arrhythmias | Gábor Széplaki M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Role of inflammatory processes in formation of athlete’s heart | Gábor Széplaki M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Role of inflammation in pathomechanism of heart failure | Gábor Széplaki M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| Role of inflammation in pathomechanism of atherosclerosis | Gábor Széplaki M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor |
| The role of 4D-MR angiography in the diagnosis of vascular malformations | László Szidonya M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Diagnostic imaging in multiple sclerosis | László Szidonya M.D., assistant lecturer |
| MRI examination of heart | Hajnalka Vágó M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor Attila Tóth M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Cardiac examination of competitive sportmen | Hajnalka Vágó M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor Attila Tóth M.D., assistant lecturer |
| New method for characterization of heart muscle with cardiac MRI | Hajnalka Vágó M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor Attila Tóth M.D., assistant lecturer |
| Pathomechanism, risk stratification, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Examination of prognostic and diagnostic value of oxidative, nitro-oxidative stress and PARP activation | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor Levente Molnár M.D., clinical physician Tamás Bárány M.D., clinical physician |
| Pathomechanism, risk stratification, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Investigation of therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of levosimendan in heart failure | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Pathomechanism, risk stratification, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Investigation of (side)effects of inotropic and vasoactive agents | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Pathomechanism, risk stratification, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Cardiogenic shock and multi-organ failure | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Investigation of prognostic factors of in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, post cardiac arrest intensive hypothermic treatment modalities | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |
| Investigation of telecardiological monitoring options in pacemaker and ICD patients | Endre Zima M.D., Ph.D., associate professor |