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Education
MBChB, MRCP, FHKCP, FHKAM

Expertise
Structural Heart Diseases and Interventions (TAVI, M-TEER, T-TEER, TMVR, TTVR, LAAO, ASA, Septal Occlusion, PTMC, PVL Closure)
Interventional Cardiology (Complex Coronary Intervention and Mechanical Circulatory Support)

Research Interests
Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease
Device and Technique Innovation in Structural Heart Interventions
Cardiogenic Shock and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Application of Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in Structural Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Prof Kent SO graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently the Director of Structural Heart Interventions in the Prince of Wales Hospital and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received the prestigious Sir David Todd Scholarship to further his advanced structural heart intervention training at Henry Ford Hospital in USA in 2018-2019. He has widely published in different cardiovascular journals including JACC, JACC Intervention, Eurointervention and JAHA. He is currently a physician proctor of numerous structural heart interventions including different TAVI devices, MitraClip/TriClip and LAAO devices. His research interests include the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of heart failure and valvular heart disease, device and technique innovation in structural heart interventions, application of big data analysis and artificial intelligence in structural heart disease and heart failure, cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support.

1. So KC, Kam KK, Tang GHL, Lee APW. Feasibility of Using TriClip Guide for Combined MitraClip and TriClip Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: First-in-Human Experience. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Apr 22;17(8):1071-1072. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.02.024. PMID: 38658124.
2. Lai LKL*, So CY*, Chui KL, Kam KK, Kwok KW, Wong RH, Cheung GS, Lam YY, Lee AP. Plug and Clip: Percutaneous Repair of a Perforated Mitral Valve Complicating Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Feb 28;15(4):e41-e43. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.12.009. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PMID: 35093277.
3. So CY, Kang G, Villablanca PA, Ignatius A, Asghar S, Dhillon D, Lee JC, Khan A, Singh G, Frisoli TM, O’Neill BP, Eng MH, Song T, Pantelic M, O’Neill WW, Wang DD. Additive Value of Preprocedural Computed Tomography Planning Versus Stand-Alone Transesophageal Echocardiogram Guidance to Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Comparison of Real-World Practice. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Sep 7;10(17):e020615. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020615. Epub 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34398676; PMCID: PMC8649286.
4. So CY, Chan YH, Kam KK, Chui KL, Cheung GS, Wu EB. Position of Strut Crossing Matters: Stent Fracture During Rescue Chimney Stenting for Coronary Occlusion in TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Oct 11;S1936-8798(20)31709-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.08.017.
5. So CY, Kang G, Villablanca PA, Lee JC, Frisoli T, Wyman JF, Wang DD, O’Neill WW, Eng MH. Procedural and Mid-Term Outcomes of Coronary Protection during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients At-Risk of Coronary Occlusion: Insight from a Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Jun;27:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.06.032. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
6. So CY, Kang G, Wang DD, Villablanca PA, Lee JC, Eng MH, O’Neill WW, Frisoli TM. The “Snare-and-Anchor” Technique to Rescue Frozen Mechanical Mitral Valve Leaflet After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 May 11;13(9):e77-e78. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.12.009. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
7. So CY, Li S, Fu GH, Chen W, Kam KK, Lee AP, Chu HM, Xu YW, Yan BP, Lam YY. Occlusion of Large Left Atrial Appendage Using the LAmbre Device: Procedural and Short-term Outcomes. EuroIntervention. 2020 Jan 28. pii: EIJ-D-19-00821. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00821.
8. So CY, Fan Y, Wu EB, Lee AP. 3D Printing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Anticipating Coronary Obstruction in High Risk Aortic Root Anatomy. EuroIntervention. 2019 Oct 8. pii: EIJ-D-19-00609. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00609.
9. CY So, KF Leung, YY Lam, Bryan P Yan. Occlusion of an Extremely Large Atrial Appendage using the “Double-LAmbre Technique”. JACC Cardiovasc Interv . 2019 Jun 10;12(11):1085-1087. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.10.015. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
10. CY So, YY Lam, GSH Cheung, CKY Chan, S Chen, AKY Chan, JW Park, B Schmidt, Bryan P Yan. Minimalistic Approach to Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion using the LAmbre Device, JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Jun 11; 11(11): 1113-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.01.275.