- Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery
Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery ( _ru. Научный центр сердечно-сосудистой хирургии им. А.Н. Бакулева) is attached to the
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and is one of the leadingcardiovascular surgery -related facilities of theRussian Federation . The center embracesBurakovskiy Institute of Cardiac Surgery and the Institute of Coronary and Vascular Surgery, both located inMoscow . In 2005 the Center started the first phase of research into the transplant ofmarrow cells in patients withacute myocardial infarction . [cite news |title= ISTC - Myocardial infarction and cell therapy|url= http://www.istc.ru/istc/sc.nsf/news/Myocardial-infarction.htm | |publisher= |first= |last= |date= 2005-08-25|accessdate= 2007-01-10]History
The Center was founded in 1956 by
Soviet surgeonAleksandr Bakulev , being officially named the Thoracal Surgery Institute of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (Институт грудной хирургии Академии медицинских наук СССР) at the time. In 1961 the facility was renamed to the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery and in 1967, following Bakulev's death, gained his name.Heads of Center
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External links
*ru icon [http://www.bakulev.ru/ Official site]
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