Kent CY SO

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Jun 2011
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Oct 2013
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of United Kingdom MRCP (UK)

Aug 2016
Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduate (ECFMG) Certification

Aug 2018
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Physician (FHKCP)

Dec 2018
Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM)

Jul 2019
MD License (Academic Limited), Michigan, USA

Jun 2020
Fellow, Structural Heart Disease Interventions, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Jul 2021
Certified Implanter/Operator, Edwards SAPIEN TAVI valve, Medtronic Evolut TAVI valve, Abiomed Impella, Boston Scientific Watchman LAA device (Clinical Proctor), Abbott Amulet LAA device, MANTA Vascular Closure Device

Scientific Papers in Peer Reviewed Publications:
July 2021
So CY, Kang G; Villablanca PA, et al. 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;10:e020615. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020615 [in press]

Oct 2020
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. Online ahead of print.

Aug 2020
So CY, Kang G, Villablanca PA, Nuñez-Gil IJ, Ramakrishna H. Chasing the Cardiogenic Shock Unicorn. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug 27:S1053-0770(20)30847-8. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.052. Online ahead of print.
July 2020
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.

May 2020
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.

April 2020
So CY, Wang DD, Kang G, Villablanca PA, Frisoli TM, O’Neill WW (2020): Vacuuming the LAA: Left Atrial Appendage Thrombectomy Using AngioVac to Facilitate Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty, Structural Heart, DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2020.1745342

April 2020
So CY, Kang, G Lee JC, Eng MH. The Retro-antegrade Approach to Paravalvular Leak Closure After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. EuroIntervention 2020; Jaa- 749 2020, doi: 10.4244/10.4244/EIJ-D-19-01122

Jan 2020
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. [Epub ahead of print]

Oct 2019
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. [Epub ahead of print]

April 2019
CY So, GSH Cheung, YY Lam. Percutaneous Closure of an Iatrogenic Peri-membranous Ventricular Septal Defect after Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement using a Novel VAV Loop. J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 Apr;31(4):E64-E65.

Jan 2019
CY So, YY Lam, GSH Cheung, et al. Occlusion of a Multilobed Shallow Left Atrial Appendage Using a Special LAmbre Device After Failed Watchman Implantation. J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2019;31(2):E13-E14.

Dec 2018
CY So, KF Leung, YY Lam, Bryan P Yan. Occlusion of an Extremely Large Atrial Appendage using the “Double-LAmbre Technique”. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. (Article in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.10.015

Sept 2018
CY So, KC Tam, YY Lam, APW Lee. Single Leaflet Device Attachment Complicating Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair of the Tricuspid Valve using the MitraClip. J Invasive Cardiol. 2018 Sep;30(9):E93-E94.

July 2018
CY So, GSH Cheung, AKY Chan, APW Lee, YY Lam. A Call for Standardization in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Letter. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jul 24;72(4):472-473. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.04.075.

June 2018
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

June 2017
KCY So, TY Fan, L Sze, KW Kwok, AKY Chan, GSH Cheung, APW Lee, Using Multi- material 3D Printing for Personalized Planning of Complex Structural Heart Disease Intervention, JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jun 12;10(11):e97-e98. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.02.045