On World Heart Day we celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the national open-ended and free screening campaign for long-term follow-up, testing and treatment of the health effects of SARS-CoV-2 – “Life after COVID”. The initiative generated huge interest – only one month after its launch, over 1000 people turned to BCI specialists, and a year later – nearly 3000 people have already been screened. The BCI data was published in the renowned scientific journal Cardiovascular Disease, issue 2, 2021