[Experience with the organization of a pathological anatomy laboratory in a heart surgery center].

Some specific features should be taken into consideration when organizing the laboratory of pathology in the cardiosurgical centre: 1) the heart should be opened according to the modified van Pragh method; 2) heart fixation in the Brodie's liquid allowing to retain its almost natural colour, consistency, volume and shape; 3) coronary arteries filling with lead carbonate and gelatin; 4) combination of methods of both pathology and surgical anatomy; 5) investigation of the brain in the vacuum in all clinical cases of the brain coma for the diagnosis of brain artery air embolism; 6) anatomical examination of the heart conductive system; 7) formation of the automatized pathology archives; 8) transmission electron microscopy of the intraoperative heart biopsies; 9) a new method of a quantitative assessment of the lung hypertension by the investigation of lung biopsies in patients with congenital heart malformation to make a conclusion on the feasibility of operation; 10) macroscopical heart analysis at the first stage of morphological investigation.