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Our Partners

Tyumen Cardiology Center works in close collaboration with the following partner institutions:

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach, CA (USA)

    Subject of collaborative research: Stress echocardiography in ischemic heart disease diagnostics.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executives: D.V. Krinochkin, MD, Head, Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics; Yu. A. Pak, MD, physician, Department of Functional Diagnostics.
    Progress report: Research records are being kept, patients` enrollment continues.

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (USA)

    Subject of collaborative research:  Application of new methods of diagnostics and treatment of coronary artery disease.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executives: I.P. Zyryanov, MD, Head, Cath lab; G.V. Kolunin, MD, physician, Cath lab.
    Progress report: The two institutes reached an agreement about exchange of specialists, patients` referral to consultation and treatment abroad, conducting joint research and training courses.

  • University Hospital of Essen (Germany)

    Subject of collaborative research: Application of advanced experience of foreign medicine to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executive: A.V. Panin, MD, physician, Cath lab.

  • Medical University of Lodz (Poland)

    Subject of collaborative research: Application of advanced experience of foreign medicine to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executive: D. V. Krinochkin, MD, Head, Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics.

  • Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA (USA)

    Subject of collaborative research: Application of new methods of treating heart failure.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executives: V.E. Harats, MD, Head, Department of Interventional Arrhythmology; G.V. Kolunin, MD, physician, Cath lab.

  • University Hospital of Manheim (Germany)

    Subject of collaborative research: Application of new methods of treating heart failure.
    Supervisor: V. A. Kuznetsov, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiology, Director, Tyumen Cardiology Center.
    Executives: G.V. Kolunin, MD, A.V. Pavlov, MD, physicians, Cath lab.

Tyumen Cardiology Center cooperates with a large number of pharmaceutical companies and companies producing medical equipment and supplies: Nycomed, AstraZeneca, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Solvay, Servier, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer International, Gedeon Richter Ltd, KRKA, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ROSH-Moskva, Siemens, Medinvest, Biotronic, Medtronic, etc. The companies help in organizing scientific events and arranging participation of our specialists in Russian and international congresses, meetings, and training courses. In collaboration with the pharmaceutical companies clinical testing of medications is conducted and results of trials are assessed.

Staff members of the Cardiology Center take part in international multicenter clinical trials (PANORAMA, PLATO, ROCKET-AF and others).