Open AccessCardiac surgery in Siberia: present and perspectives
Author(s) -
Alexander Bogachev-Prokophiev,
Andrey Sapegin,
Alexander Karaskov
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
patologiâ krovoobraŝeniâ i kardiohirurgiâ/patologiâ krovoobrašeniâ i kardiohirurgiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2500-3119
pISSN - 1681-3472
DOI - 10.21688/1681-3472-2017-4-13-18
Subject(s) - christian ministry , russian federation , medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , political science , environmental health , geography , law , physics , optics , regional science
Cardiovascular surgery, like any science, is continually evolving. The main characteristics of its development are the availability of care to the population and decreasing of morbidity and mortality. To this end, Russia has established a system of reporting, which is implemented through the activities of the chief experts. According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the Siberian Federal District in terms of reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease is one of the best in Russia. The review presents data from the annual report of the chief cardio-vascular surgeon of the Siberian Federal District. Received 1 December 2017. Accepted 4 December 2017. Funding: The study did not have sponsorship. Conflict of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.