Kent Chak Yu So, MD

Director of Structural Heart Interventions, Clinical Assistant Professor
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Kent So is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Structural Heart Interventions at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recognized as one of the leading experts in structural heart interventions in the Asia-Pacific region, Dr. So is the Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Symposium (APCASH) and Congenital and Structural Interventions-Asia Pacific (CSI-AP). He is also a member of the various structural heart interventions consensus group in Asia Pacific. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for JACC: Case Reports. His research interests focus on device and technique innovation in structural heart interventions, cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support, application of big data analysis and artificial intelligence in structural heart disease and heart failure.

Disclosure(s): SMARTWave: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Presentation(s):

• Cardiotube Interview: LBCT: Mitral Valve Lithotripsy With Smartcrack Balloon For Severe Calcified Mitral Stenosis (SMART-MAC): First-in-human Experience

  Saturday, March 7, 2026
  4:15 PM - 4:30 PM EST

• LBCT: Mitral Valve Lithotripsy With Smartcrack Balloon For Severe Calcified Mitral Stenosis (SMART-MAC): First-in-human Experience

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  3:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

• Mitral Valve Lithotripsy With Smartcrack Balloon for Severe Calcified Mitral Stenosis (SMART-MAC) | First-in-human Experience

  Sunday, March 8, 2026
  2:18 PM - 2:28 PM EST