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Doctor of Medical Sciences

Department of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease

H-index: RSCI 13, Scopus 8, Web of Science 6

Working experience

Dr. Vrublevsky has been working in a position of a Research Scientist since 1993 and a Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease in Cardiology Research Institute since 1999. He also has been working as a physician specialized in ultrasound diagnostics in Cardiology Research Institute for 11 years and in Outpatient Clinic No. 8 for 25 years.

Education and advanced professional training

Alexander v. Vrublevsky graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of Tomsk Medical Institute in 1988. He completed the medical residency program with specialization in Cardiology in 1990. After completion of the clinical postgraduate training in 1993, he defended his dissertation thesis titled «Clinical evaluation of coronary hemodynamic reserve in patients with coronary artery disease» for a degree of candidate of medical sciences. In 2006, Alexander v. Vrublevsky defended a dissertation thesis titled «Integrated ultrasound evaluation of coronary blood flow, coronary reserve, latent myocardial ischemia, and morpho-functional abnormalities of thoracic aorta in patients with coronary artery disease» for a degree of doctor of medical sciences.

Research interests

RSCI h-index = 10, Web of Science h-index = 3, Scopus h-index = 5.

Research

Dr. Vrublevsky is an expert in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and ultrasonic examination of the soft tissues, blood vessels, thyroid, internal organs, and pleural cavities. The area of personal competencies of Dr. Vrublevsky includes complex ultrasound examinations of the heart and blood vessels, in particular, three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, contrast-enhanced echocardiography, stress echocardiography, and studies of biomechanics of the heart and thoracic aorta.

Teaching

Dr. Alexander v. Vrublevsky combines clinical and scientific activities with teaching. Since 2014, he has been a Head of Education Office, coordinating training of medical residents and postgraduate students and delivering advanced training courses for cardiologists and physicians specializing in ultrasound and functional diagnostics.

Grants

Membership in societies, councils, and commissions:
Dr. Vrublevsky is a member of the Russian Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Russian Association of Specialists in Ultrasound Diagnostics in Medicine, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU).

Awards

Alexander v. Vrublevsky has been awarded the Certificates of Merit for his achievements in the field of instrumental and clinical studies by the Mayor’s office of Tomsk (2005), Tomsk Region Administration (2007), and Cardiology Research Institute Administration (2010). He was awarded the commemorative medal «70th Anniversary of Tomsk Region» (2014).

Main publications, patents, and certificates

As of 2019, Dr. Alexander v. Vrublevsky published over 250 scientific works.

Books

1. Vrublevsky A.v. , Boshchenko A.A., Karpov R. S. Complex ultrasound assessment of atherosclerosis of thoracic aorta and coronary arteries. — Tomsk: STT, 2007. — 180 p. ISBN 5-93629-268-1.
2. Boshchenko A., Vrublevsky A., Karpov R. Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Assessment of Coronary Arteries. In: Coronary Angiography — Advances in Noninvasive Imaging Approach for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease / Edited by Branislav Baskot. — Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2011. — P. 21–60. — ISBN 978-953-307-675-1.
3. Boshchenko A.A., Vrublevsky A.v. , Karpov R. S. Transthoracic Ultrasound Study of the Main Coronary Arteries.- Tomsk: STT. — 2015. — 240 P. — ISBN 978-5-93629-540-9.
4. Vrublevsky A.v. , Boshchenko A. A. Echocardiography in evaluation of coronary arteries. In: Functional diagnostics: National Guidelines. Eds.: N. F. Beresten, v. A. Sandrikova, S. I. Federova. Moscow: Geotar-Media. 2019. Pp. 262–265. («National Guidelines» series). ISBN 978-5-9704-4242-5.

Articles

Zavadovsky K.V., Mochula A.V., Boshchenko A.A., Vrublevsky A.V., Baev A.E., Krylov A.L., Gulya M.O., Nesterov E.A., Liga R., Gimelli A. Absolute myocardial blood flows derived by dynamic CZT scan versus invasive fractional flow reserve: correlation and accuracy. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 2021;28(1):249-259.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12350-019-01678-z
Prokudina E.S., Kurbatov B.K., Zavadovsky K.V., Vrublevsky A.V., Naryzhnaya N.V., Lishmanov Yu.B., Maslov L.N., Oeltgen P.R. Takotsubo syndrome: clinical manifestations, etiology and pathogenesis. Current Cardiology Reviews 2021;17(2):188-203.

http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X16666200129114330
Scali M.C., Zagatina A., Ciampi Q., Cortigiani L., D'andrea A., Daros C.B., Zhuravskaya N., Kasprzak J.D., Wierzbowska-Drabik K., Luis de Castro e Silva Pretto J., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Beleslin B., Petrovic M., Boskovic N., Tesic M., Monte I., Simova I., Vladova M., Boshchenko A., Vrublevsky A., Citro R., Amor M., Vargas Mieles P.E., Arbucci R., Merlo P.M., Lowenstein Haber D.M., Dodi C., Rigo F., Gligorova S., Dekleva M., Severino S., Lattanzi F., Morrone D., Galderisi M., Torres M.A.R., Salustri A., Rodrìguez-Zanella H., Costantino F.M., Varga A., Agoston G., Bossone E., Ferrara F., Gaibazzi N., Celutkiene J., Haberka M., Mori F., D'Alfonso M.G., Reisenhofer B., Camarozano A.C., Miglioranza M.H., Szymczyk E., Wejner-Mik P., Wdowiak-Okrojek K., Preradovic-Kovacevic T., Bombardini T., Ostojic M., Ostojic M., Re F., Barbieri A., Di Salvo G., Merli E., Colonna P., Lorenzoni V., De Nes M., Paterni M., Carpeggiani C., Lowenstein J., Picano E. Lung Ultrasound and Pulmonary Congestion During Stress Echocardiography. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging 2020;13(10):2 085-2 095.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.04.020
Anfinogenova N.D., Vasiltseva O.Y., Vrublevsky A.V., Vorozhtsova I.N., Popov S.V., Smorgon A.V., Mochula O.V., Ussov W.Y. Right atrial thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a narrative review. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis 2020;46(8):895-907.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1718399
Ciampi Q., Zagatina A., Cortigiani L., Gaibazzi N., Daros C.B., Zhuravskaya N., Wierzbowska-Drabik K., Kasprzak J.D., Pretto J.L.C.S., D'Andrea A., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Monte I., Simova I., Boshchenko A., Citro R., Amor M., Merlo P.M., Dodi C., Rigo F., Gligorova S., Dekleva M., Severino S., Lattanzi F., Scali M. C., Vrublevskiy A., Torres M.A.R., Salustri A., Rodrìguez-Zanella H., Costantino F.M., Varga A., Bossone E., Colonna P., De Nes M., Paterni M., Carpeggiani C., Lowenstein J., Gregori D., Picano E. Functional, Anatomical, and Prognostic Correlates of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve During Stress Echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2019;18(74):2 278-2 291.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1046