VI Scientific and Practical Conference “THE POWER OF THE HEART 2026”
Cardiomyopathies: dilemmas and strategies for diagnosis and treatment
On May 15, 2026, Saint Petersburg will host the VI annual scientific and practical conference with international participation “THE POWER OF THE HEART 2026”, dedicated to modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiomyopathies.
Cardiomyopathies remain one of the most complex and ambiguous problems in modern cardiology and cardiac surgery. Various clinical forms of the disease, variability of its course, and the high frequency of comorbid conditions require physicians to make balanced decisions and apply an interdisciplinary approach.
The conference will bring together leading specialists from Russia and international clinics to discuss current strategies for patient management, complex clinical cases, and modern treatment methods.
Conference program
- modern approaches to diagnosing various forms of cardiomyopathies
- surgical and endovascular treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- electrophysiological treatment methods for chronic heart failure
- management strategies for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
- heart transplantation and international clinical experience
- discussion of complex clinical cases and professional debate
Among the conference speakers are leading specialists from Russian and international medical centers, including San Raffaele University Hospital (Milan, Italy) and Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Speakers from the Center of Cardiac Surgery
Dmitry Viktorovich Shmatov, MD, PhD, Professor, Deputy Director for Cardiac Surgery at the Clinic of High Medical Technologies, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Medical Institute of Saint Petersburg State University
Evgeny Igorevich Zubarev, PhD, leading arrhythmologist of the cardiac surgery department at the Clinic of High Medical Technologies, Associate Professor of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Medical Institute of Saint Petersburg State University
The conference will be especially useful for:
- cardiologists
- cardiovascular surgeons
- endovascular surgeons
- internal medicine physicians
- anesthesiologists and intensivists
- functional diagnostics specialists
- physicians of related specialties involved in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases
Date: May 15, 2026
Time: 9:00 – 16:00
Venue: Vvedensky Hotel, 37 Bolshoy Prospect of Petrogradskaya Side, Saint Petersburg
Participation is free, registration is required.
The number of participants is limited.
Registration via link
Conference organizers
- Center of Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology of the Clinic of High Medical Technologies named after N. I. Pirogov, Saint Petersburg State University
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Institute of Saint Petersburg State University