Are the blood vessels healthy in adult survivors of childhood cancers?
Cancer treatment is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems and this is of particular concern for the long-term health of pediatric cancer… Read more »
Dr Yiu-fai Cheung is the Bryan Lin Professor of Paediatric Cardiology in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China. He is a clinician specialising in paediatric cardiology, a teacher, and a clinical investigator who provides specialist care for children with congenital and acquired heart diseases.
His research interests include the exploration of novel echocardiographic imaging technologies for early detection of cardiac dysfunction in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicities, translation of new imaging technologies for paediatric clinical application, and defining the structural and functional alteration of blood vessels in children at risk of premature vascular ageing.
His research interests include the exploration of novel echocardiographic imaging technologies for early detection of cardiac dysfunction in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicities, translation of new imaging technologies for paediatric clinical application, and defining the structural and functional alteration of blood vessels in children at risk of premature vascular ageing.
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- Are the blood vessels healthy in adult survivors of childhood cancers? - 7th January 2019