Regarding the relevance of the issue of registering diseases of the circulatory system, combat injuries of the heart and major vessels in military personnel

Objective. To develop organisational measures to improve the provision of medical care to servicemen with the most common diseases of the circulatory system, combat injuries of the heart and major vessels by creating a clinical registry of this pathology. Materials and methods. The study concerned servicemen, exclusively men, who participated in the Anti–Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation from June 2014 to January 2022, and servicemen of the Defence Forces of Ukraine who fought against Russian aggression from February 2022 to July 2023 (n=501). The age of the study participants ranged from 21 to 58 years, with an average age of (41.5 ± 2.2) years. The most common diseases of the circulatory system, combat injuries of the heart and major vessels were analysed. Results. A clinical registry of circulatory system diseases, combat injuries of the heart and major vessels in military personnel was created at the Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine as a leading scientific institution of cardiac surgery with sufficient material and technical resources, highly qualified medical staff and a developed network of regional support centres in Ukraine. Conclusions. The creation of clinical registries in the context of active hostilities is an extremely relevant organisational measure, since the information reflected in the clinical registry makes it possible to develop organisational measures to determine the need for cardiac surgery, improve the efficiency and quality of its provision in a short time.