From the history of transplantology in Russia: academician Valery Shumakov (1931–2008)
Abstract
Transplantation of the heart is a “gold standard” for the treatment of patients with congestive
heart failure. This article demonstrates history and development of heart transplantation in Rus-
sia. Academician Valery Shumakov with his colleagues performed a big role in realization of heart
transplantation program as well as development and implementation of artificial organs.
Keywords:heart transplantation, history of transplantation in Russia, V.I. Shumakov
Clin. Experiment. Surg. Petrovsky J. 2017; 5 (3): 18–21.
DOI: 10.24411/2308-1198-2017-00040
Received: 13.06.2017. Accepted: 07.07.2017.