AT THE ORIGINS OF URGENT CARDIOLOGY IN TOMSK: YAROSLAV STEPANOVITCH VASILTSEV

Abstract

The article represents the biography of the famous Tomsk cardiologist Yaroslav Stepanovitch Vasiltsev (1935–2006) and his contribution to the study of heart defects, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and their treatments. The authors give a brief review of his organizational, scientific, medical, and educational activities.