Endovascular aortic stent graft program for treating acute aortic dissections
Grant Data
Project Title
Endovascular aortic stent graft program for treating acute aortic dissections
Principal Investigator
Professor Cheng, Stephen Wing Keung
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Ting Albert Chi Wai
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2007-01-01
Amount
804000
Conference Title
Endovascular aortic stent graft program for treating acute aortic dissections
Presentation Title
Keywords
Endovascular, stent graft, treating
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
206207
Grant Type
S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Funding Year
2006
Status
Completed
Objectives
To initiate medical services for the poor and the sick in the field of endovascular treatment of aortic dissections and provide equipment for such services. The grant allows poor patients to directly benefit from an expensive procedure which is neither supported by the Hospital Authority nor the Samaritan Fund. It also enable patients who are sick and unfit for open thoracic surgery to have minimally invasive alternative treatment in acute aortic dissections, many of which are emergency life-saving procedures. Currently the endovascular stent graft program for aortic dissection is underway and needs recurrent support to continue to benefit patients with this disease.