The XXXV international conference of vascular surgeons "Introduction of high technologies in vascular surgery and phlebology" was held in St. Petersburg on June, 21-23. The conference was attended by surgeons of vascular surgery unit of Municipal Clinical Hospital №7 (head of the unit Ildar G. Khalilov). The report "Introduction of carotid endarterectomy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke" was made by the physician, Nail R. Zakirzhanov.