Ruxandra Jurcut

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY2009 - Master Course de Hipertensiune Pulmonara ; Universitatea Carol Praga si Cursul “Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension : Guidelines, Gaps in Evidence and Future Challenges“, Sophia Antipolis, Franta2009 - Cursul de pregatire avansata in aplicatii cardiace pentru CT multislice, Philips, Bucuresti2006-2007 - Master of Medical Imaging, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium - graduated with "Suma cum laudae with congratulations of the board of examiners"August 2006 - 1 year research fellowship in echocardiography at Leuven Catholic University, Belgium - Cardiac Imaging GroupJune 2006 - PhD thesis defense (UMF Carol Davila Bucharest)June 2003- Teaching assistant in cardiology - Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.dr.C.C.Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania; UMF “Carol Davila”, BucharestNov 2001- Clinical Research Assistant in cardiology - Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.dr.C.C.Iliescu”, Bucharest, RomaniaJune-Sept 2004 - Visiting doctor – Department of Echocardiography of the Cardiology Hospital “Louis Pradel”, prof.dr. G.Derumeaux – Lyon, FranceNov 2000 - Internship national examination – Medical Specialties (in the top 1%) – intern in Cardiology, BucharestJuly 1999 - Visiting Student Clerkship – Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.1999 - Graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest as valedictorian with 10/101997-1998 - TEMPRA scholarship at the University of Medecine “Claude Bernard”, Lyon, France1994-1999 - University Merit Scholarship granted for a grade point average 10/10Apr-Jul 1995 - Oxford University Medical School as a visiting student on a scholarship supported by TEMPUS JEP 4178. Matriculated member of Oxford University1993 - Second place at the entrance examination for the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”1993 - Graduated from "Sfantul Sava" National College as valedictorian 1991-1993 - College merit scholarship1989-1993 - “Sfantul Sava” National College, Bucharest, Physics and Chemistry Department PRIZES2010tBursa nationala “UNESCO L’Oreal Pentru Femeile de Stiinta”2009tPremiul II al Societǎtii Romane de Cardiologie in cadrul Sesiunii Tanǎrului Investigator 20092009tPremiul Societǎtii Romane de Cardiologie in cadrul Programului de Stimulare a Cercetǎrii Stiintifice2009tPremiul CNCSIS in cadrul Programului Premierea rezultatelor cercetarii2006tPremiul de ecocardiografie Ť Gheorghe Jovin ť , Simpozionul National de Ecocardiografie2005, 2007tTravel Grant - European Association of Echocardiography for Euroecho9, 11, (based on accepted abstracts)2005tPremiul I pentru lucrari poster, Simpozionul National de Ecocardiografie2002, 2003, 2004tPremiul I si II pentru Lucrari in domeniul Aterotrombozei – Congresul Roman de Cardiologie2004tPremiul pentru comunicare poster – Journees Europeennes de la Societe Francaise de CardiologiePUBLICATIONS- Active participation (223 oral communications and posters) in national and international cardiology conferences and congresses (European Society of Cardiology Congresses annually, EuroEcho annually, Journees Europeennes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie, American Congress of Echocardiography etc)- Co-author of 49 textbook chapters, 3 books, 82 published original papers, case presentations and reviews (of which 26 in ISI indexed journals); 30 invited conferences

UMF "Carol Davila" Bucharest, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof.C.C.Iliescu", Bucharest, .

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Nascut(a) in: 1975

Interese: Cardiologie, Ecocardiografie, Stratificarea riscului la pacienti cu sindroame coronariene acute, disfunctie endoteliala

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2009 - Master Course de Hipertensiune Pulmonara ; Universitatea Carol Praga si Cursul “Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension : Guidelines, Gaps in Evidence and Future Challenges“, Sophia Antipolis, Franta
2009 - Cursul de pregatire avansata in aplicatii cardiace pentru CT multislice, Philips, Bucuresti
2006-2007 - Master of Medical Imaging, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium - graduated with "Suma cum laudae with congratulations of the board of examiners"
August 2006 - 1 year research fellowship in echocardiography at Leuven Catholic University, Belgium - Cardiac Imaging Group
June 2006 - PhD thesis defense (UMF Carol Davila Bucharest)
June 2003- Teaching assistant in cardiology - Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.dr.C.C.Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania; UMF “Carol Davila”, Bucharest
Nov 2001- Clinical Research Assistant in cardiology - Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.dr.C.C.Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania
June-Sept 2004 - Visiting doctor – Department of Echocardiography of the Cardiology Hospital “Louis Pradel”, prof.dr. G.Derumeaux – Lyon, France
Nov 2000 - Internship national examination – Medical Specialties (in the top 1%) – intern in Cardiology, Bucharest
July 1999 - Visiting Student Clerkship – Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1999 - Graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest as valedictorian with 10/10
1997-1998 - TEMPRA scholarship at the University of Medecine “Claude Bernard”, Lyon, France
1994-1999 - University Merit Scholarship granted for a grade point average 10/10
Apr-Jul 1995 - Oxford University Medical School as a visiting student on a scholarship supported by TEMPUS JEP 4178. Matriculated member of Oxford University
1993 - Second place at the entrance examination for the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”
1993 - Graduated from "Sfantul Sava" National College as valedictorian
1991-1993 - College merit scholarship
1989-1993 - “Sfantul Sava” National College, Bucharest, Physics and Chemistry Department

PRIZES
2010 Bursa nationala “UNESCO L’Oreal Pentru Femeile de Stiinta”
2009 Premiul II al Societǎtii Romane de Cardiologie in cadrul Sesiunii Tanǎrului Investigator 2009
2009 Premiul Societǎtii Romane de Cardiologie in cadrul Programului de Stimulare a Cercetǎrii Stiintifice
2009 Premiul CNCSIS in cadrul Programului Premierea rezultatelor cercetarii
2006 Premiul de ecocardiografie « Gheorghe Jovin » , Simpozionul National de Ecocardiografie
2005, 2007 Travel Grant - European Association of Echocardiography for Euroecho9, 11, (based on accepted abstracts)
2005 Premiul I pentru lucrari poster, Simpozionul National de Ecocardiografie
2002, 2003, 2004 Premiul I si II pentru Lucrari in domeniul Aterotrombozei – Congresul Roman de Cardiologie
2004 Premiul pentru comunicare poster – Journees Europeennes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie


PUBLICATIONS
- Active participation (223 oral communications and posters) in national and international cardiology conferences and congresses (European Society of Cardiology Congresses annually, EuroEcho annually, Journees Europeennes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie, American Congress of Echocardiography etc)
- Co-author of 49 textbook chapters, 3 books, 82 published original papers, case presentations and reviews (of which 26 in ISI indexed journals); 30 invited conferences

Publicații selectate:

* Jurcut R, Giusca S, Ticulescu R, Popa E, Amzulescu MS, Ghiorghiu I, Coman IM, Popescu BA, Voigt JU, Ginghina C, Different Patterns of Adaptation of the Right Ventricle to Pressure Overload: A Comparison between Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Stenosis, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 24(10), 2011.

* Giusca S, Jurcut R, Ticulescu R, Dumitru D, Vladaia A, Savu O, Voican A, Popescu BA, Ginghina C, Accuracy of Handheld Echocardiography for Bedside Diagnostic Evaluation in a Tertiary Cardiology Center: Comparison with Standard Echocardiography, Echocardiography, 28(2), 2011.

* Roşca M, Popescu BA, Beladan CC, Călin A, Muraru D, Popa EC, Lancellotti P, Enache R, Coman IM, Jurcuţ R, Ghionea M, Ginghină C, Left atrial dysfunction as a correlate of heart failure symptoms in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 23(10), 2011.

* Erven K, Jurcut R, Weltens C, Giusca S, Ector J, Wildiers H, Van den Bogaert W, Voigt JU, Acute Radiation Effects on Cardiac Function Detected By Strain Rate Imaging in Breast Cancer Patients, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 79(5), 2011.

* Jurcut R, Florian A, Deleanu D, Arsenescu I, Jurcut C, Coriu D, Ginghina C., Atherothrombosis in two vascular territories in a young woman: importance of trombophilia testing, Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 17(1), 2011.

* Jurcut R, Savu O, Popescu BA, Florian A, Herlea V, Moldovan H, Ginghina C., Images in cardiovascular medicine: Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma: when valvular disease becomes a vascular surgical emergency., Circulation, 121(21), 2010.

* Calomfirescu N, Popa C, Jurcut R, Serban M, Ginghina C, Circulating Adiponectin: Associations with Risk Factors and the Reynolds Risk Score in Women without Prior Major Cardiovascular Events, Cardiology, 115(1), 2010.

* Jurcuţ R, Pop I, Coriu D, Grasu M, Zilişteanu D, Giuşcă S, Ginghină C, Compound heterozygosity for the C677T and A1298C mutations of the MTHFR gene in a case of hyperhomocysteinemia with recurrent deep thrombosis at young age., Rom J Intern Med, 46(3), 2008.

* Tanasescu C, Jurcut C, Jurcut R, Ginghina , Vascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: from subclinical lesions to cardiovascular risk, Eur J Intern Medicine, 20(4), 2009.

* Jurcut R, Wildiers H, Ganame J, D'hooge J, De Backer J, Denys H, Paridaens R, Rademakers F, Voigt JU, Strain rate imaging detects early cardiac effects of pegylated liposomal Doxorubicin as adjuvant therapy in elderly patients with breast cancer, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 21(12), 2008.

* Ruxandra Jurcut, Ioana Pop, Cosmin Calin, Ioan Mircea Coman, Radu Ciudin, Carmen Ginghina, Utility of QRS width and echocardiography parameters in an integrative algorithm for selecting heart failure patients with cardiac dyssynchrony, European Journal of Internal Medicine, 20(2), 2009.

* Rugina M, Caras I, Jurcut R, Jurcut C, Serbanescu F, Salageanu A, Apetrei E., Systemic inflammatory markers in patients with aortic sclerosis, Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol, 66(1-2), 2007.

* Matei C, Pop I, Jurcut R, Suceveanu M, Predescu D, Nechita E, Ionescu P, Ciovica D, Ginghina C, ROmanian multicentric study of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome--ROMES, Hellenic J Cardiol, 49(5), 2008.

* Giuşcă S, Jurcuţ R, Serban M, Popescu BA, Apetrei E, Ginghină C., Cardiac tumors: the experience of a tertiary cardiology center, Rom J Intern Med, 45(4), 2007.

* Popescu BA, Jurcut R, Serban M, Parascan L, Ginghina C., Shone's syndrome diagnosed with echocardiography and confirmed at pathology, Eur J Echocardiogr, 9(6), 2008.

* Jurcut R, Pappas CJ, Masci PG, Herbots L, Szulik M, Bogaert J, Van de Werf F, Desmet W, Rademakers F, Voigt JU, D'hooge J., Detection of Regional Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Velocity Vector Imaging, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 21(8), 2008.

* Ginghina C, Giusca S, Serban M, Popescu BA, Jurcut R, Uscatescu V., Current challenges of anticoagulant treatment., Rom J Int Medicine, 45(3), 2007.

* Wildiers H, Jurcut R, Ganame J, Herbots L, Neven P, De Backer J, Denys H, Cocquyt V, Rademakers F, Voigt JU, Paridaens R., A pilot study to investigate the feasibility and cardiac effects of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PL-DOX) as adjuvant therapy in medically fit elderly breast cancer patients, Crit Rev Oncol Hematol., 67(2), 2008.

* Jurcut R, Wildiers H, Ganame J, D'hooge J, Paridaens R, Voigt JU, Detection and monitoring of cardiotoxicity-what does modern cardiology offer?, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Support Care Cancer, 16(5), 2008.

* Jurcut R ,Ector J, Erven K, Choi HF, Voigt JU, Radiotherapy effects on systolic myocardial function detected by strain rate imaging in a left-breast cancer patient, European Heart Journal, 28(24), 2007.

* Ruxandra Jurcut, Acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation: utility of new markers of atherosclerotic plaque instability in risk stratification, PhD thesis, 2006.

* Jurcut R, Arsenescu I, Puscariu T, Uscatescu V, Jurcut C, Apetrei E, Ginghina C, Is interleukin-18 correlated with endothelial dysfunction and platelet activation in patients with unstable angina?, Rom J Int Med, 44(3-4), 2005.

* Carmen Ginghina, Bogdan A. Popescu, Ruxandra Jurcut, Essential in echocardiography, Editura Medicala Antaeus, Bucuresti, 2005.

* Rugina M, Ciobanu-Jurcut R, Jurcut C, Mihaila M, Apetrei E., Subclinical atherosclerosis, carotid intima-media thickness and the cardiovascular risk, Rom J Intern Med, 41(4), 2003.

* Blaj S, Jurcut C, Jurcut R, Stanciu S, Suna C, Ciobica L, Muresan M, Rusu C., Pulse pressure and inflammatory markers in apparently healthy premenopausal women., Rom J Intern Med., 41(2), 2003.

* C.D.Ingram, R.O.Ciobanu (Jurcut), I.L.Coculescu, R.Tanasescu, M.Coculescu, R.Mihai, "Vasopressin neurotransmission and the control of circadian rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus", Progress in Brain Research, 119, 1998.

* Apetrei E, Ciobanu-Jurcut R, Rugina M, Gavrila A, Uscatescu V, "C-reactive protein, prothrombotic imbalance and endothelial dysfunction in acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation", Rom J Int Med, 42(1):., 2004.

* Ruxandra Jurcut, Eduard Apetrei, „Inflammation, diabetes and atherosclerosis - from pathophysiology to risk stratification”, Ed. Academiei, Bucharest, eds. acad.prof.dr.M.Simionescu, Anca Sima, Doina Popov,, „Cellular dysfunction in atherosclerosis and diabetes", 2004.