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3, Приложение . 2021

Dear colleagues!

Abstract

This journal issue dedicated to problems of paediatric cardiac surgery has been conceived together with Prof. Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili. Initially, his article on the strategy of developing this subdiscipline of cardiac surgery in Russia was intended to open the special issue of the journal. However, man proposes... Now, instead of the first journal article, we are publishing the last interview with Vladimir Vladimirovich (Lado) to recognize his talent and prominence in establishing the Russian school of paediatric cardiac surgery.

In this issue, emphasis is put on both state-of-the-art technologies for surgical correction of congenital heart defects in children, and fundamental problems of our field of knowledge, which includes causes of congenital heart defects (CHD) and approaches to genetic testing. Not only a precise diagnosis, but also a forecast for the next generations, and a chance to avoid another birth of a sick child in the family imply understanding of aetiology and logic how the defect occurs.

Key reports of the 7th All-Russian conference of paediatric cardiac surgeons and CHD specialists "Congenital heart defects with venae cavae and pulmonary veins diseases", held in Saint Petersburg on 9-11 September 2021, are featured in the articles. An important decision on establishing a multidisciplinary CHD Specialists Society was made at this conference.

On behalf of our editorial team, we congratulate everybody on this event remarkable for paediatric cardiac surgery in Russia.

Enjoy reading,

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Sergey Dzemeshkevich Issue Guest Editor, Prof. Ruben Movsesyan Editor for Basic Sciences, Prof. Elena Zaklyazminskaya

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Sergey L. Dzemeshkevich
MD, Professor (Moscow, Russia)

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