Erik Fung
Assistant Professor
Medicine & Therapeutics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Biography
Prof. Erik Fung is an academic cardiologist and clinician-scientist. His research focuses on circulatory disorders in life course, advanced heart failure and circulatory support, inflammation and thrombosis. Prof. Fung is committed to translating basic research findings into clinical practice, and establishing a Bioresource to improve clinical outcomes and ultimately innovate the management of advanced heart failure on the public health level.
Research Interest
Circulatory disorders in life course,Advanced heart failure and circulatory support,Inflammation and thrombosis
Publications
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Fung E, Tang SM, Canner JP, Morishige K, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Cardoso AA, Carlesso N, Aster JC, Aikawa M. Delta-like 4 induces Notch signaling in macrophages: implications for inflammation. Circulation 2007;115:2948–2956.
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Fung E, Fiscus RR, Yim AP, Angelini GD, Arifi AA. The potential use of type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5) inhibitors in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Chest 2005;128:3065–3073.
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Fung E, Fiscus RR. Adrenomedullin induces direct (endothelium-independent) vasorelaxations and cyclic adenosine monophosphate elevations that are synergistically enhanced by brain natriuretic peptide in isolated rings of rat thoracic aorta. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003;41:849–855.
