Kent Chak-yu So

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Prince of Wales Hospital - Hong Kong

Latest contributions

TAVI in challenging anatomies

18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025

This session focuses on the challenges of performing TAVI in complex anatomical settings. It covers issues such as valve compression, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-related left ventricular responses, alternative management strategies during crises, and handling anatomical complexities like membranous septal aneurysm at the annulus and sinus of Valsalva in...

Leaflet modification techniques: latest acronyms, concepts and best practice

17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025

Gain comprehensive insights into leaflet modification techniques with a focus on the latest acronyms, concepts, and best practices. This session covers step-by-step approaches to transcatheter electrosurgical leaflet modification, including BASILICA, SHORTCUT, and UNICORN, alongside troubleshooting strategies and the innovative SURPLUS surgical technique.

The Silk Road of MedTech

16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025

Discover pioneering MedTech innovations along the Silk Road, including novel sheath designs for minimalist TAVR, self-expanding valves for pure aortic regurgitation, automated CT quantification via deep learning, and first-in-man experiences with cutting-edge valvuloplasty and TEER devices.

Hotline - Mitral and tricuspid valvular interventions

16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025

This session delves into innovative mitral and tricuspid valvular interventions, highlighting outcomes with the PASCAL precision system and advances in combined MitraClip and TriClip repairs. It discusses predictors of heart failure hospitalization post-transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR), coronary CT-based pacemaker implantation prediction, and novel devices aimed...

Opening - LIVE demonstration from National University Heart Centre Singapore

04 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019