Some of Her Publications

Márta Péntek M.D., Ph.D. (22nd August, 1965), senior consultant rheumatologist. She has been working in the Flór Ferenc County Hospital Rheumatology since 1989, both in outpatient care and inpatient ward. She is investigator in II.a.-III.b. phase clinical pharmacology trials (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis) and member of the hospital’s Pharmaceutical Board.

She has defended her Ph.D. in medicine (Health status and disease burden of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Hungary) in the Semmelweis University, Budapest. She is particularly interested in inflammatory rheumatic diseases and osteoporosis research but also has experience in diabetes and haemodialysis quality of life studies.

Some of her publications:

Péntek M, Horváth C, Boncz I, Falusi Z, Tóth E, Sebestyén A, Májer I, Brodszky V, Gulácsi L. Epidemiology of osteoporosis related fractures in Hungary by the nationwide health insurance database, 1999-2003. Osteoporos Int, 2008 Feb;19(2):243-9.

Pentek M, Kobelt G, Czirjak L, Szekanecz Z, Rojkovich B, Polgar A, Genti G, Kiss CG, Brodszky V, Majer I, Gulacsi L. Costs of rheumatoid arthritis in Hungary. J Rheumatol, 2007, Jun;34(6):1437.

Pentek M, Brodszky V, Toth E, Gulacsi L. (2007) Characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Hungary: comparison with the QUEST-RA study. Ann Rheum Dis, Electronic Letter: http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/ard.2006.069252v1#878

Lovas K, Kaló Z, McKenna SP, Whalley D, Péntek M, Genti Gy. (2003) Establishing a standard for patient completed instrument adaptations in Eastern Europe: experience with the Nottingham Health Profile in Hungary. Health Policy, 63: 49-61.

Baktygul A, Gulacsi L, Brandtmüller A, Péntek M, Bridges JFP. (2006) Patients' preferences for healthcare system reforms in Hungary. Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 5(3): 189-198.

Péntek M, Szekanecz Z, Czirják L, Poór G, Rojkovich B, Polgár A, Genti G, Kiss CG, Sándor Z, Májer I, Brodszky V, Gulácsi L. Impact of disease progression on health status, quality of life and costs in rheumatoid arthritis in Hungary. Orv Hetil. 2008 Apr 20;149(16):733-41.

Sebestyén A, Boncz I, Tóth F, Péntek M, Nyárády J, Sándor J. Evaluation of the correlation between risk factors and mortality in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture with 5-year follow-up. Orv Hetil. 2008 Mar 16;149(11):493-503.

Brodszky V, Czirják L, Géher P, Hodinka L, Kárpáti K, Péntek M, Poór G, Szekanecz Z, Gulácsi L. Rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review. Orv Hetil. 2007 Oct 7;148(40):1883-93. Review.

Koó E, Brodszky V, Péntek M, Ujfalussy I, Nagy MB, Gulácsi L. The role of biological agents in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, literature review. Orv Hetil. 2006 Oct 15;147(41):1963-70. Review.

Book Chapter:

Pentek M, Kaposi I, Gulacsi L, Poor G. Osteoporosis in minorities. In: Topics in prevalent diseases: A minority's perspective. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (in press)

Contact:

Márta Péntek, M.D, Ph.D.

Flór Ferenc County Hospital, Rheumatology

Semmelweis ter 1.

Kistarcsa

H-2143 Hungary

E-mail:

Mobile: +36 30 9 827 396

Website: http://hecon.bkae.hu