Peskov: President Putin condolences on the death of Academician Yevgeny Chazov RAS Evgeny Chazov in connection with his death. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Interfax.
He noted that the text of the telegram with condolences will soon appear on the Kremlin website.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova noted that Chazov made a truly huge contribution to the development of domestic cardiology. She emphasized that the academician has created the most perfect system for treating patients with myocardial infarction. “The death of this outstanding doctor and scientist with a worldwide reputation is an irreparable loss for our country and for the entire medical community,” concluded the Deputy Prime Minister.
Honorary Director of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology Yevgeny Chazov died on the 93rd year of life. He treated several generations of politicians, including the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev. In addition, the academician has developed and implemented new methods of treatment for patients with myocardial infarction, which are currently used in Russia, the CIS countries and far abroad.