Dana Kigitoviča

Work experience

Education and training

Achievements

Lectured study course

Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Communication Psychology and Skills, Cardiology

Projects

Leading researcher: Study group of RIETE registry (The Computerized Registry of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism) in Pauls Stradins Clinical University hospital

Awards and recognitions

8-14/10/2017 Certificate for Excellent Case Presentation in Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar of Cardiology

05/2016 2^nd place in professor Jūlija Anšelēviča Internal Medicine Olympiad “Golden Stethoscope” 2016

05/2015 2^nd place in professor Jūlija Anšelēviča Internal Medicine Olympiad “Golden Stethoscope” 2015

“Student of the Year 2016“ RSU prize

“Borisa Tetereva scholarship in medicine” 2013/2014

Publications

Research articles​​

Otero R, Bertoletti L, Muriel A, Siniscalchi C, Jimenez C, Luis Lobo J, Kigitovica D, Quintavalla R, Rocci A, Jara-Palomares L, Monreal M; RIETE Investigators. Role of a clinical prediction score in a CTEPH rule-out strategy. Eur Respir J. 2018 Apr 19; 51(4).

Skuja V, Pekarska K, Caune U, Piekuse L, Kempa I, Rudzīte D, Kigitoviča D, Derovs A, Vīksna L, Lejnieks A, Krūmiča A. Risk factors that determine less favourable hospitalisation course and outcome in patients with ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae infection: preliminary results. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Vol. 70 (2016), No. 4 (703), pp. 252–255.

Skuja V, Vīksna L, Kigitoviča D, Derovs A, Pekarska K, Caune U, Piekuse L, Kempa I, Rudzīte D, Lejnieks A, Krūmiņa A. Digestive system diseases as the most common disease group among patients with Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase producing bacterial infection. Rīga Stradiņš University Collection of Scientific Papers 2015. ISBN 978-9984-793-84-9. ISSN 1691-497X.

Glomerular filtration rate as a prognostic factor for long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism / V.Gibietis, D.Kigitovica, B.Vitola, S.Strautmane, A.Skride // Medical Principles and Practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre. - Vol.28, No.3 (2019), p.264-272. - Web of Science un/vai Scopus. - doi: 10.1159/000497436

Pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension incidence in Latvia in 2018 / D.Kigitovica, M.Sablinskis, K.Sablinskis, A.Rudzitis, A.Skride // European Journal of Internal Medicine. - Vol.65 (2019, July), p.E9-E10. - Web of Science un/vai Scopus. - DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2019.04.022

Reply to Correspondence on "Glomerular filtration rate as a prognostic factor for long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism" / V.Gibietis, D.Kigitovica, B.Vitola, S.Strautmane, A.Skride // Medical Principles and Practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre. - Vol.28, No.5 (2019), p.498. - DOI: 10.1159/000500440

Skride, Andris. Amiloidozes ABC : [par amiloīdu slimībām, to diagnostiku un terapiju] / A.Skride, D.Kigitoviča // Latvijas Ārsts. - Nr.7 (2019, jūl.), 14.-16.lpp.

Venous thromboembolism recurrence in Latvian population : single University Hospital data / D.Kigitovica, A.Lejnieks, A.Skride ...[et al.] // Medicina (Kaunas). - Vol.55, No.9 (2019, Aug.), article No.E510. - Web of Science un/vai Scopus. - DOI: 10.3390/medicina55090510

Primary malignant melanoma of the uterine cervix : a case report / R.Macuks, E.Drucka, D.Kigitovica ...[et al.] // Acta Chirurgica Latviensis. - No.15/2 (2015), p.28-30.

Publications - Abstracts, Awards

29-31/8/2019 Top five research abstracts. 18th European Congress of Internal medicine, Lisabon. Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Strautmane S, Meilande K, Kalejs VR, Zaicenko A, Make K, Skride A. Prognostic value of mean bilateral proximal extension of the clot in pulmonary embolism in single centre.

20/9/2017 1st Place Award in LAZA 70th Anniversary Conference. Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Glomerular filtration rate as a prognostic factor for long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism.

16/03/2016 RSU International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2016:

- 1st Place Award. Case report. Kigitovica D, Petersons A. Thrombotic microangiopathy – the cause of acute kidney injury.

- 1st Place Award. Kigitoviča D, Dručka E, Belovs A, Skride A. Assessment of pulmonary embolism by clinical scoring systems.

25/03/2015 RSU Student International Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2015:

- 1st Place Award. Case report. Kigitovica D, Petersons A. Early onset of AA amyloidosis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

- 2nd Place Award. Drucka E, Kigitovica D, Tars J. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Hypopharynx.

9/04/2014 2nd Place Award. RSU 63th Student Scientific Conference. Kigitovica D, Jakovlevs A. Morphological spectrum of glioblastoma.

Publications-Abstracts

10-12/6/2019 27th Nordic-Baltic Congress of Cardiology:

- Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Strautmane S, Kalejs RV, Meilande K, Zaicenko A, Make K, Skride A. Influence of clinical risk on in-hospital stay in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Strautmane S, Meilande K, Kalejs RV, Zaicenko A, Make K, Skride A. Outcomes and treatment approach to venous thromboembolism in cancer patients.

1/6/2019 4^th International Medical Interdisciplinary Congress, Bydgoszcz. Make K, Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Strautmane S, Meilande K, Kalejs RV, Zaicenko A, Skride A. Impact of elevated cardiac troponin and brain natriuretic peptide in mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

4-5/4/2019 RSU International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2019. Scientific research supervisor: Skride A, Ģībieties V, Kigitoviča D:

- Strautmane S, Meilande K, Kalejs RV, Make K, Zaicenko A. Mortality after acute pulmonary embolism in patients with diabetes mellitus.

- Zaicenko A, Strautmane S, Kalejs RV, Meilande K, Make K. The impact of anticoagulant therapy duration on outcomes in patients with venous thromboembolism.

- Kalejs RV, Strautmane S, Meilande K, Make K, Zaicenko A. Fragile patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

1-3/4/2019 Ģībieties V, Kigitoviča D, Strautmane S, Kalejs RV, Meilande K, Skride A. Venous thromboembolism recurrence in Latvian population. RSU Conference “Knowledge for use in practice” 2019.

19/10/2018 Kalejs RV, Kigitoviča D, Ģībieties V, Meilande K, Strautmane S, Make K, Sablinskis M, Skride A. Demographics, clinical and treatment characteristics of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients in Latvia. 2nd Baltic & 3rd Lithuanian Pulmonary Hypertension Conference. ISBN 978-609-95750-7-0.

30-1/08-09/2018 Strautmane S, Ģībieties V, Kigitoviča D, Vītola B, Meilande K, Kalejs R, Skride A. The role of Diabetes Mellitus among patients with acute pulmonary embolism. 17th Europena Congress of Internal Medicine, Wiesbaden, Germany; A-1605.

16-17/3/2018 Strautmane S, Ģībieties V, Kigitoviča D, Vītola B, Skride A. The impact of diabetes and obesity on the severity and long-term mortality after pulmonary embolism. RSU International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2018. RSU IPN Nr. 18-059; p. 28. ISBN 978-9934-8678-4-2 5-9.

3-5/3/2018 Vitola B, Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Strautmane S, Skride A. Outcome differences between high versus low risk acute pulmonary embolism. Acute Cardiovascular Care, 6th Annual Congress of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association.

27-1/2-3/2018 Skride A, Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Vitola B, Strautmane S. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension mimics pulmonary embolism. World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension.

31-2/8-9/2017 Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Pulmonary Embolism trends at a tertiary hospital in Riga. 16th European Congress of Internal Meidicine.

8-13/07/2017 XXVI ISTH Congress and 63rd Annual SSC Meeting. Transcending Scientific Boundaries. Berlin, Germany:

- Vitola B, Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Strautmane S, Skride A. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients: Clinical Findings and Outcome.

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Selection of Long-term Anticoagulation Therapy after Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Real Life.

29-1/6-7/2017 Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension mimics acute pulmonary embolism. Cardio Update Europe 2017 Prague.

1-3/06/2017 26th Nordic-Baltic Congress of Cardiology, Vilnius, Lithuania:

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Association of clot location with diagnostic markers and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism.

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Oral anticoagulants after pulmonary embolism: real-life outcomes and duration of treatment.

10/05/2017 Kigitovica D, Skride A. The shadow and mask of acute Pulmonary Embolism. 20th RSU Continuing Education Faculty Conference for residents.

6-7/04/2017 RSU Scientific conference:

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Real life oral anticoagulants after Pulmonary embolism: outcomes and duration of treatment.

- Vitola B, Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Strautmane S, Skride A. Pulmonary Embolism in young patients.

5/04/2017 RSU International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2017:

- Vitola B, Kigitovica D, Gibietis V, Strautmane S, Skride A. Length of inpatient stay and prognosis of acute Pulmonary embolism according to anticoagulation therapy.

- Gibietis V, Kigitovica D, Vitola B, Strautmane S, Skride A. Predictive value of laboratory studies for long-term all-cause mortality after acute Pulmonary Embolism.

17-18/03/2016 RSU Scientific conference:

- Skride A, Kigitoviča D, Dručka E, Belovs A. Epidemiology of pulmonary embolism in Latvian patients enrolled in RIETE Registry.

- Skride A, Kigitoviča D, Dručka E, Belovs A. Sensitivity of ECG parameters to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

- Šmits D, Kigitoviča D, Ivakina A, Stirāns K, Būmane R, Briģis G. Factors related to asthma control in Bronchial asthma patients.

16/03/2016 RSU International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2016:

- Kigitovica D, Petersons A. The diagnosis of thrombocytopenia – to write or not to write.

- Kigitovica D, Drucka E, Simtniece Z, Jukna A. Proliferation activity in primary testicular tumors.

5/12/2015 VII Latvian Gastroenterology Congress with International participation 2015:

- Skuja V, Kigitoviča D, Pekarska K, Caune U, Piekuse L, Derovs A, Krūmiņa A, Lejnieks A. Digestive system diseases – the most common disease group among patients infected with ESBL producing bacteria.

- Skuja V, Kigitoviča D, Pekarska K, Caune U, Piekuse L, Derovs A, Krūmiņa A, Lejnieks A. Digestive system diseases – a possible risk factor for worse hospitalization course in patients with ESBL producing bacteria infection.

26-27/03/2015 RSU Scientific conference:

- Macuks R, Kigitovica D, Drucka E, Pumpure E, Kilasonija N, Isajevs S. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Uterine Cervix.

- Petersons A, Kigitovica D. Distribution and diagnostic developments of secondary AA amyloidosis.

- Roderte I, Kigitovica D, Drucka E. Characteristic of cholangiocarcinoma patients: a single center data.

- Skride A, Kigitoviča D, Dručka E, Belovs A. Acute pulmonary embolism – gender differences in electrocardiogram.

- Skride A, Kigitoviča D, Dručka E, Belovs A. Detection of right ventricular function in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

25/03/2015 RSU Student International Conference “Health and Social Sciences” 2015:

- Kigitovica D, Drucka E, Simtniece Z, Jukna A. Pathomorphological analysis of tumours of the testis.

- Kigitovica D, Drucka E, Roderte I. Clinical presentation and treatment options for cholangiocarcinoma.

10-11/04/2014 Jakovlevs A, Kigitovica D, Strumfa I. Anaplastic hemangiopericitoma – rare tumour of meninges. RSU 13th Scientific conference.

9/04/2014 RSU 63th Student Scientific Conference:

- Kigitovica D, Petersons A. Case report. Secondary renal amyloidosis in case of chronic inflammation.

- Gailis D, Zavorins A, Kigitoviča D, et al. Main risk factors for pre-term delivery.

17/05/2013 Kigitovica D, Jakovlevs A. Morphological spectrum and age distribution of brain tumours. XVI Morphological Science conference in RSU.

Venous thromboembolism recurrence in Latvian population / V.Ģībietis, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ... [et al.] // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.17.

Association of clot location with diagnostic markers and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism / V.Ģībietis, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[et al.] // Medicina (Kaunas). - Vol.53, Suppl.1 (2017), p.10. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Oral anticoagulants after pulmonary embolism : real - life outcomes and duration of treatment / V.Ģībietis, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[et al.] // Medicina (Kaunas). - Vol.53, Suppl.1 (2017), p.9. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Orālie antikoagulanti pēc plaušu artēriju trombembolijas : klīniskais iznākums un terapijas ilgums praksē / V.Ģībietis, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[u.c.] // 2017.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2017. - 281.lpp.

Orālo antikoagulantu izvēli ietekmējošie faktori pacientiem pēc akūtas plaušu artēriju trombembolijas / V.Ģībietis, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[u.c.] // 2017.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2017. - 280.lpp.

Plaušu artērijas trombembolija gados jauniem pacientiem / B.Vītola, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[u.c.] // 2017.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2017. - 284.lpp.

Plaušu artērijas trombembolija onkoloģiskiem pacientiem / B.Vītola, D.Kigitoviča, A.Skride ...[u.c.] // 2017.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2017.g. 6.-7.aprīlī) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2017. - 135.lpp.

Bronhiālās astmas slimnieku uzskati par ārstēšanu un to saistība ar viņu slimības kontroles pakāpi / D.Šmits, D.Kigitoviča, Ģ.Briģis ...[u.c.] // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 79.lpp.

Epidemiology of pulmonary embolism in latvian patients enrolled in RIETE registry / D.Kigitoviča, E.Dručka, A.Belovs, A.Skride // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 111.lpp.

Sensitivity of ECG parameters to diagnose pulmonary embolism / D.Kigitoviča, E.Dručka, A.Belovs, A.Skride // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 110.lpp.

Akūta plaušu embolija - elektrokardiogrāfijas īpatnību sakarības ar dzimumu izvērtējums / A.Skride, D.Kigitoviča, E.Dručka, A.Belovs // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 123.lpp.

Labā kambara funkcijas izvērtējums pacientiem ar akūtu plaušu trombemboliju / D.Kigitoviča, E.Dručka, A.Belovs, A.Skride // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 120.lpp.

Pētersons, Aivars. Sekundāras AA amiloidozes izplatības un diagnostikas tendences / A.Pētersons, D.Kigitoviča // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 333.lpp.

Primāra dzemdes kakla melanoma / R.Mačuks, D.Kigitoviča, E.Dručka ...[u.c.] // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 256.lpp.