Mr. Matiss Zicans is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at Rīga Stradiņš University. He has experience working with patients in the cardiology ward, where his interest in research in cardiology began. Mr. Matiss Zicans has participated in several local and international conferences and activities. His major research interests involve pulmonary circulation and dyslipidemia. Mr. Matiss Zicans is the study coordinator at two international, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials regarding the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and one trial focused on the treatment of dyslipidemia.