October 2, 2016. Commemorating the World Heart Day the Charity Running Race (the general sponsor of the race -TM “Pananginum”) under the auspices of the Athletics Federation of Kiev was organized by the “First Ukrainian school of natural run», the main purpose of the event was to help Ludmila Filyarenko, which urgently needs a heart transplant.

September 13, 2016

In the auditorium of the Heart Institute under the leadership of vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work of the NMAPE named after P.L. Shupyk professor O.K. Tolstanov and dean of the surgical faculty associate professor V.I. Shuba with the participation of head of the staff department D.D. Briginets a team presentation of the new department of cardiac surgery, endovascular and extracorporeal techniques of NMAPE, head of the department corresponding member of NAMS of Ukraine Professor Boris Todurov and all the academic staff of the department to the managers and staff of the Heart Institute was held.

August 18th, 2016

The press-conference as to Ukrainian reality of human organ and tissues transplantation and the draft low about transplantation based on “presumption of consent” concept took place at Kiev Heart Institute.

July, 21, 2016
Three pediatric patients with congenital heart defect got innovative Nit – Occlud ASD-R system implanted, first time in Ukraine – in Kiev Heart Institute.

In coordination with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine according to the order of NMAPE No. 1649 from 05.04.2016 the department of heart surgery, endovascular and extracorporeal technologies has been created as a part of the surgical faculty.

July 12, 2016
Heart transplantation is the “gold standard” in the treatment of end-stage heart failure. But because of the currently existing legal obstacles for heart transplantation in Ukraine, the only solution for patients is surgical “bridge” to transplant – a surgery of implantation of artificial heart.

6 июля 2016 Киевское общество офтальмологов, Институт сердца МЗ Украины, Национальный медицинский университет имени Богомольца и Национальная медицинская академия последипломного образования им. П.Л. Шупика провели совместное заседание на тему «Гипертоническая болезнь – взгляд кардиолога и офтальмолога», в которой приняли участие более 150 врачей различных специальностей.

June 21st, 2016

On the 21st of June conference on “Early diagnosis of renal toxicity” was held at the Heart Institute.
For the first time in Ukraine new methods for early diagnosis of renal disease on the basis of the Heart Institute were presented. This will allow for control of the state of the kidneys for successful heart surgery and subsequent rehabilitation.

June, 2d 2016

More than 120 cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, doctors of functional diagnostics attended scientific and practical conference – “Actual problems of cardiology and cardiac surgery,” which was held by the “Heart Institute” of Ministry of health of Ukraine and the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education on the 2d of June.
The purpose of this traditional event was to summarize the main results of researches conducted by the Institute and acting on its base the academic chairs during the academic year.

May 13th, 2016

Heart Institute, together with Kalangos Fund, made joint effort in field of humanitarian cardiac surgery. They built up a at the Heart Institute specialized humanitarian center in order to provide here, in Ukraine, specialized cardiac surgical care to children from developing countries. Kalangos Fund will provide full financial support, and Heart Institute with its staff and infrastructure ensure all the necessary medical service. It is scheduled to treat 8 to 12 cardiac surgical patients monthly.