Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. MUDr. Viera Štvrtinová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Štvrtinová
I.2 - Name
Viera
I.3 - Degrees
prof, MD, PhD, FESVM
I.4 - Year of birth
1958
I.5 - Name of the workplace
1st Department of Internal Medicine
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Dekanát LFUK, Špitálska 24, 81372 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
viera.stvrtinova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3380
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Internal medicine

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
1983
II.c - Study field and programme
General medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
1990
II.c - Study field and programme
Internal diseases
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
1996
II.c - Study field and programme
Internal diseases
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Internal diseases
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
assistant lecturer Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiatry and Geriatry 1983 - 1986
lecturer (1986 - 1996), assoc. prof. (1996 - 2001), professor (od 2001 - 2016) Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine 1986 - 2016
professor Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine,1st Department of Internal Medicine from 2016 - till now

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
specialization from internal medicine, 1st degree Inštitút pre ďalšie vzdelávanie lekárov a farmaceutov v Bratislave 1987
specialization from cardiology Inštitút pre ďalšie vzdelávanie pracovníkov v zdravotníctve v Bratislave 1992
specialization from angiology Slovak Medical University, Bratislava 2003
specialization from medical and financial management Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of medicine 2015

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
internal medicine general medicine in slovak and english languages joined 1st+2nd degree general medicine
Introduction to scientific research all 3rd degree study programmes at the Faculty of Medicine 3rd degree general medicine and dentistry
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Internal medicine 3rd degree General medicine
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
7
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
10
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Angiology - vascular medicine general medicine joined 1st and 2nd degree general medicine

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
739
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
45
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
34
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1198
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
250
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
696
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
244
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
39
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Štvrtinová, Viera - Kolesár, Juraj - Wimmer, G. : Prevalence of varicose veins of the lower limbs in the women working at a department store In: International Angiology. - Vol. 10, No. 1 (1991), p. 2-5 , Number of citations: 116

2

Štvrtinová, Viera: Primárne systémové vaskulitídy. (Primary systemic vasculitides)- Bratislava : SAP, 1998. - 210 pp., Number of citations: 27

3

Štvrtinová, Viera - Ferenčíková, J. : Lysosomal enzymes and superoxide production in polymorphonuclear leukocytes of patients with primary varicose veins In: Cor et Vasa. - Vol. 34, No. 3 (1992), p. 255-264 , Number of citations: 12


4

Roztočil, K. - Štvrtinová, Viera - Strejček, J. : Efficacy of a 6-month treatment with Daflon 500mg in patients venous ulcers associated with chronic venous insufficiency In: International Angiology. - Vol. 22, No. 1 (2003), p. 24-31 , Number of citations: 51

5

Kalodiki, E. - Štvrtinová, Viera - Allegra, C. et al. : Superficial vein thrombosis: a consensus statement

In: International Angiology. - Vol. 31, No. 3 (2012), p. 203-216., Number of citations: 49

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Gerotziafas, G - Catalano, M - Colgan, MP - Pecsvarady, Z - Wautrecht, JC - Štvrtinová, Viera et al: Guidance for the management of patients with vascular disease or cardiovascular risk factors and COVID-19: position paper from VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine. In: Thrombosis and Haemostasis. - Roč. 120, č. 12 (2020), s. 1597-1628, Number of citations :113

(IF (JCR) 2020=5.723, AIS (JCR) 2020=1.602, wos-jcr -- Q1 [Peripheral vascular disease] -- 2020)

2

Kovářová, M - Žilinská, Z - Páleš, J - Kužmová, Z - Gažová, A - Smaha, J - Kužma, M - Jackuliak, P - Štvrtinová, Viera - Kyselovič, J - Payer, J: 3D echocardiography - a useful method forcardiovascular risk assessment in end-stage renal disease patients

In: Physiological research : Advances in Internal Medicine. - Roč. 70, č. Suppl. 1 (2021), s. S109-S120. Number of citations: 2

3

Čelovská, D - Wawruch, M - Štvrtinová, Viera: COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and immuno-thrombosis.

In: Acta Phlebologica. - Roč. 22, č. 2 (2021), s. 55-60, Number of citations: 4

4

Dimakakos, Evangelos (Autor) (1.706%) ; Gomatou, Georgia (Korešpondenčný autor) (1.666%) ; Catalano, Mariella (Autor) (1.666%) ; Olinic, Dan-Mircea (Autor) (1.666%) ; Spyropoulos, Alex C. (Autor) (1.666%) ; Čelovská, Denisa (Autor) (1.666%) ; Štvrtinová, Viera (Autor) (1.666%) [Autorská korporácia] . – [recenzované].

Thromboembolic disease in patients with cancer and COVID-19 : Risk factors, prevention and practical thromboprophylaxis Recommendations-State-of-the-Art / Cancer-COVID-19 thrombosis collaborative group DOI 10.21873/anticanres.15815. – CCC ; SCO ; WOS CC

In: Anticancer Research [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : international journal of cancer research and treatment. – Athens (Grécko) : Hellenic Anticancer Institute. – ISSN 0250-7005. – ISSN (online) 1791-7530. – Roč. 42, č. 7 (2022), s. 3261-3274 [tlačená forma] [online] Number of citations: 4

5

Štvrtinová, Viera: Chronická venózna insuficiencia je nezávislý rizikový faktor celkovej mortality = Chronic venous insufficiency is an independent risk factor of all-cause mortality

In: Lekársky obzor. - Roč. 72, č. 2 (2023), s. 55-63. Number of citations: 1

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Štvrtinová, Viera - Kolesár, Juraj - Wimmer, G. : Prevalence of varicose veins of the lower limbs in the women working at a department store In: International Angiology. - Vol. 10, No. 1 (1991), s. 2-5

cited in: [o1] 2018 ~ Nicolaides, A. - Kakkos, S. - Baekgaard, N. - Comerota, A. - de Maesenner, M. - Eklof, B. - Giannoukas, A.D. - Lugli, M. - Maleti, O. - Myers, K. - Nelzen, O. - Partsch, H. - Perrin, M.: International Angiology, vol. 37, no. 3,2018, s. 181-259 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

2

Štvrtinová, Viera - Ferenčíková, J.: Lysosomal enzymes and superoxide production in polymorphonuclear leukocytes of patients with primary varicose veins. In: Cor et Vasa. - Vol. 34, No. 3 (1992), s. 255-264. 

cited in : [n1] 2023 ~ Limandal, H.K. - Kaygin, M.A. - Ozkaya, A.L. - Ozkara, T. - Diler, M.S. - Cucen, H.I. - Yildiz, Z. - Ergun, S. - Dag, O.: The role of alpha-1-antitrypsin in the etiopathogenesis of chronic venous disease: A prospective clinicaltrial. In: Phlebology, vol. 38, no. 1, 2023, s. 16-21 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

3

Štvrtinová, Viera - Mareschova, K - Hasáková, J: Thromboangiitis obliterans - what do we know 110 years after description of the disease by Leo Buerger. In: Bratislava medical journal. - Roč. 119, č. 10 (2018), s. 670-670

cited in: [n1] 2023 ~ Fazeli, B. - Poredos, P. - Kozak, M. - Pecsvarady, Z. - Catalano, M. - Al Salman, M.M. et al.: Diagnostic criteria for Buerger's disease: International Consensus of VAS - European Independent Foundation in AngiologyNascularMedicine. In: International Angiology, vol. 42, no. 5, 2023, s. 396-401 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

4

Roztočil, K. - Štvrtinová, Viera - Strejček, J. : Efficacy of a 6-month treatment with Daflon 500mg in patients venous ulcers associated with chronic venous insufficiency In: International Angiology. - Vol. 22, No. 1 (2003), s. 24-31

cited in: [n1] 2022 zz ~ Iafrati, M.D.: Medical therapies for chronic venous insufficiency. In: Venous Ulcers, Second Edition. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022, s. 261-282 -- SCOPUS

5

Štvrtinová, Viera [UKOLF1IK]: Vaskulitídy koronárnych artérií

In: Bratislava medical journal. - Roč. 96, č. 10 (1995), s. 544-551. 

cited in: [o1] 2021 ~ Khanna, S. - Garikapati, K. - Goh, D.S.L. - Cho, K. - Lo, P. - Bhojaraja, M.V. - Tarafdar, S.: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021, art. no. 7 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
vice dean for science, research and phd studies Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine 2011 – 2015
vice dean for 4th – 6th year of general medicine study programme in slovak language Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine 2015 – 2019
Vice-rector for Quality Assurance and Development Comenius University Bratislava 2019 - till now
chairman of the Quality assurance board Comenius University Bratislava 2019 - till now

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Editor of books: Viera Štvrtinová et al: Choroby ciev. - Bratislava : SAP, 2008. - 896 S. - ISBN 978-80-8095-025-5; Eliška, Oldřich - Spáčil, Jiří - Štvrtinová, Viera : Angiologie 2008 : Trendy soudobé angiologie. Zv. 3. - 1. vyd. - Praha : Galén, 2008. - 130 s. ISBN 978-80-7262-544-4;  Viera Štvrtinová et al : Venózny tromboembolizmus : prevencia, diagnostika, liečba. - 1. vyd. - Bratislava : Herba, 2009. - 240 s. ISBN 978-80-89171-63-7; Rovenský, Jozef - Leeb, Burkhard F. - Bird, Howard - Štvrtinová, Viera - Imrich, Richard : Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. - Wien : Springer, 2010. - 91 s. ISBN 978-3-211-99358-3; Viera Štvrtinová et al: Bolesť končatín. - Bratislava : SAP, 2012. -165 s - ISBN 978-80-89607-05-1; Krahulec, Boris - Gašpar, Ľudovít - Štvrtinová, Viera : Manažment pacienta so syndrómom diabetickej nohy. - 1. vyd. - Bratislava : Veda, 2013. - 400 s. ISBN 978-80-224-1293-3; Štvrtinová, Viera : Venózny tromboembolizmus. - 1. vyd. - Bratislava : SAP - Slovak Academic Press, 2018. - 388 s. , ISBN 978-80-89607-60-0.

Membership in editorial boards of journals: International Angiology, Vaskulárna medicína, Praktická flebologie, Rheumatologia, Derma.

Organization of scientific national angiological congresses (I.- XXIV. Slovenský angiologický kongres) and international congresses:

 - international congress - Computer-aided noninvasive vascular diagnostic - in 2000 in Bratislava, 

 - international congress of Central European Vascular Forum in May 2008 in Bratislava

 - international congress of Central European Vascular Forum in June 2013 in Tatranská a

Membership in scientific boards and scientific comittees of societies:

Member of Scientific Board of Comenius University (CU) in Bratislava (from 2019 - toll now),

Member of Scientific Board of Faculty of Medicine CU (from 2007 - till now),

President of Slovak Angiological Society of Slovak Medical Association  (2003-2017)                                             

President of Central European Vascular Forum (2008 – 2010) (2020 – 2022)   

Member of the executive comittee International Union of Angiology (2008 – till now)    

Member of the comittee of Slovak Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis (2012 –till now)

Most important awards:

Award of the Slovak Literary Fond (2008) in the category biology and medicine

Honorary member of Czech Angiological Society JEP

Honorary member of the Hungarian Angiological Society

Corresponding member of Die Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Phlebologie

Honorary member of the Slovak Society for Internal Medicine

Honorary member of the Slovak Angiological Society

Gold medal of the Slovak Medical Association (2008)

Gold medal of Faculty of Medicine CU ( (2018)

Honorary Fellow of European Society of Vascular Medicine (awarded in Stockholm 2022 October 18)

Date of last update
2025-01-27