Dr. Kovács is the Medical Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at the Heart and Vascular Center of Semmelweis University with a special interest in advanced imaging techniques (i.e., speckle tracking and 3D echocardiography), and in the application of digital solutions to everyday clinical practice. His research activity was awarded by several innovation prizes. He is a member of the editorial board at the European Heart Journal: Digital Health and Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging scientific journals.

Selected publications

  1. Lakatos BK, Nabeshima Y, Tokodi M, et al. Importance of Nonlongitudinal Motion Components in Right Ventricular Function: Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study in Healthy Volunteers. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020;33(8):995-1005.e1. doi:10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.002
  2. Tokodi M, Schwertner WR, Kovács A, et al. Machine learning-based mortality prediction of patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the SEMMELWEIS-CRT score. Eur Heart J. 2020;41(18):1747-1756. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz902
  3. Oláh A, Kovács A, Lux Á, et al. Characterization of the dynamic changes in left ventricular morphology and function induced by exercise training and detraining. Int J Cardiol. 2019;277:178-185. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.10.092