Michael DeBakey with Boris Yeltsin at AGIO Pharmaceuticals in Moscow Michael DeBakey with Boris Yeltsin at AGIO Pharmaceuticals in Moscow

Publication: Produced: [ca. 1996-97] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: DeBakey with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow, ca. 1997. Yeltsin is holding the Russian edition of The New Living Heart by DeBakey and Antonio Gotto. In the fall of 1996, DeBakey advised Yeltsin's physicians, and supervised Yeltsin's quintuple coronary bypass surgery, which was performed by Dr. Renat S. Akchurin. (Dr. Akchurin is standing to the left of DeBakey in this photo.). AGIO Pharmaceuticals is a Russian based company formed in 1991 "to augment a focused approach towards global pharmaceutical brand marketing." The company operates in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has a strong presence in the Indian domestic market. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101743405X70 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: FJBBFL Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X70 Archival Collection: The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)