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Renata Cifkova

Researcher at First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

Publications -  319
Citations -  91912

Renata Cifkova is an academic researcher from First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 305 publications receiving 80868 citations. Previous affiliations of Renata Cifkova include Masaryk University & Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Position Paper of the Czech Society of Cardiology.

TL;DR: Mendelian randomization suggests that a reduction in alcohol intake is beneficial for cardiovascular health also in light to moderate drinkers, and alcohol consumption in general should be discouraged.
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State of secondary prevention in Czech coronary patients in the EUROASPIRE IV study

TL;DR: Uvod: Zakladnim cilem kardiovaskularni prevence je snižit morbiditu a mortalitu a zlepsit kvalitu života pacientů změnami životniho stylu, kontrolou rizikových faktorů a kardioprotektivni medikaci.
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Sex differences in hypertension. Do we need a sex-specific guideline?

TL;DR: It is of utmost importance to oblige scientists to include women in clinical trials and to consider sex as a biological variable in hypertension, as there are currently no sufficient data to support sex-based differences in the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment.
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Residual cardiovascular risk in patients with stable coronary heart disease over the last 16 years (Czech part of the EUROASPIRE I-IV surveys)

TL;DR: Despite the increase in T2DM prevalence and waist circumference from EA I to IV, hypertriglyceridemic waist prevalence showed no change and atherogenic dyslipidemia prevalence decreased signifi cantly in both sexes, because not all obese patients are insulin-resistant and not all patients with glucose metabolism disorders present all characteristics of metabolic syndrome.