The geography of the countries participating in the congress will expand. This year, representatives of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Russia, India, Turkey, Israel and China gathered. Along with presentations, the program includes discussions, educational workshops and simulation trainings. Among the topics are high—tech surgery, modern diagnostic approaches and personalized cardiac rehabilitation. The platform unites not only cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, but also diagnostic and rehabilitation specialists, researchers and medical IT developers.