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July 2005
CUHK
establishes the S. H. Ho Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Centre
¡@¡@Cardiovascular disease and stroke kill 16.7 million people worldwide
every year. In Hong Kong, more than 8,000 people per year or 20
people per day die of these two diseases. These diseases trigger
on average 50,000 hospital admissions annually in Hong Kong and
cause a heavy economic burden to the medical sector.
¡@¡@Supported
by a generous donation of HK$10 million from the S. H. Ho Foundation
Limited, the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong
Kong (CUHK) set up the S. H. Ho Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Centre today. The establishment of the Centre will deepen the collaboration
between cardiology and neurology researchers at CUHK and world's
renowned research centres in cardiovascular disease and stroke to
strive for advances in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment.
¡@¡@The
Division of Cardiology of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics,
CUHK is one of the world's top cardiovascular research centres.
It has become the most comprehensive and experienced biventricular
pacing therapy centre for heart failure patients in Asia since 1999.
Numerous high impact research works have been conducted. For instance,
the research group was the first in the world to adopt advanced
echocardiographic technology (tissue Doppler echocardiography) to
select patients for biventricular pacemaker therapy. It was also
the first in Hong Kong to introduce the three-dimensional electroanatomical
mapping system on patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia.
¡@¡@The
Division of Neurology of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics,
CUHK has been in the forefront of research in intracranial atherosclerosis
which is the most common cause of stroke in Asians. It was the first
research group in the world to predict the risk of stroke with the
use of transcranial Doppler, microembolic signal detection and microbleeds.
¡@¡@The
Naming Ceremony of S. H. Ho Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Centre,
held at Prince of Wales Hospital today, was officiated by Professor
Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Mr. Roger K. H. Luk, Treasurer
of CUHK, Dr. David T. C. Ho, Chairman of the S. H. Ho Foundation
Limited, Professor Jack C. Y. Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK,
Professor Fok Tai-Fai, Dean of Medicine and Professor Joseph J.
Y. Sung, Chairman of Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK.
¡@¡@'Led
by multi-disciplinary experts in the field, the Centre will form
the platform to provide state-of-the-art technologies for researches
in cardiovascular diseases and stroke. It will also serve as a training
hub for the medical professionals in Hong Kong and Asia,' said Professor
Lawrence J. Lau at the ceremony.
¡@¡@'Through
the dedication and commitment of medical professionals to serving
patients in our community, we truly believe that the Centre can
provide patients with the best diagnostic and therapeutic services,'
said Dr. David T. C. Ho.
From
Left:
Professor T F Fok, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Professor Lawrence J Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK
Dr David T C Ho, Chairman, The S H Ho Foundation Limited
Mr Roger K H Luk, Treasurer, CUHK
Professor Jack C Y Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK
Professor Joseph J Y Sung, Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine,
CUHK
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