History of Cardiology: Vasilii Ivanovich Kolesov, MD. The story of a pioneer in coronary artery bypass surgery

Berry, D.; Kolesov, V.; Berry, D; Kolesov, V

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History of Cardiology: Vasilii Ivanovich Kolesov, MD. The story of a pioneer in coronary artery bypass surgery

Berry, D.; Kolesov, V.

Circulation 116(23): F136-F138

2007

ISSN/ISBN: 0009-7322

PMID: 18203342

Document Number: 607233

Despite being directed in his early career by the Soviet regime, surviving the siege of Leningrad, and having his innovations dismissed by his own cardiology society, Dr. Vasilii Kolesov went on to become a major force in the development of anastomotic artery surgical techniques. Diana Berry tells his story.