PHENOMENON OF DEMIKHOV. In the Sklifosovsky Institute (1960–1986). The Institute Scientific Session dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Sheremetev hospital foundation (November 16–18, 1960)

Abstract

The article has covered the first 5 months of V.P. Demikhov's working at N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine (since June 1960), and described the Institute Scientific Session held in November 1960 and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Sheremetev hospital foundation. Among the issues at that session, the topic of coronary artery failure and its treatment was discussed. However, V.P. Demikhov's presentation on his original technique of direct myocardial revascularization by means of forming the anastomosis between the internal mammary and coronary arteries was greeted coolly. The author believes that, probably, at that time, in November 1960, the idea of making such an operation in clinic could occur to Dr. V.I. Kolesov, one of the Session participants from Leningrad, and he embodied the idea in 1964 after he had mastered the V.P. Demikhov's technique in the experiment.