Department Details
The Hypertension and Vascular Disease Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is the first specialized department in China integrating clinical diagnosis and treatment, scientific research, and teaching for hypertension and vascular diseases.
The department has a well-structured team and complete facilities. Its non-invasive vascular function testing laboratory houses the most comprehensive vascular function assessment system in China. In addition to providing routine diagnostic and therapeutic services such as standardized diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, peripheral angiography, balloon angioplasty, and stent implantation, the department also offers specialized non-invasive vascular function examinations, including central aortic pressure measurement and arterial stiffness assessment.
The department undertakes a number of national, provincial, and municipal research projects, including the "Key Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China" and the "Major Science and Technology Support Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology." It has published a series of related papers both internationally and domestically and is responsible for teaching postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students, master's students, and undergraduates.
The department annually hosts the China (Guangzhou) Vascular Disease Forum and the Training Course on Early Detection and Application of Vascular Lesions, maintaining close academic exchanges and collaborations with countries and regions in Europe and the Americas.
All members of the department are dedicated to providing high-quality preventive care, early detection, comprehensive treatment, and vascular rehabilitation services to patients with hypertension and vascular diseases, with exceptional medical skills and noble medical ethics.
Wishing everyone good health!
**Specialized Services**
**I. Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnosis and Treatment:**
1. Central Aortic Pressure (CAP) Measurement
2. Arterial Stiffness (PWV) Measurement
3. Large and Small Artery Elasticity Indices (C1, C2)
4. Augmentation Index (AI)
5. Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
6. Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (IMT)
7. Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD)
8. Polysomnography (PSG)
9. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nCPAP)
10. Exercise Therapy (ET)
**II. Invasive Vascular Diagnosis and Treatment:**
1. Angiography (AG) of Renal Arteries, Lower Limb Arteries, Subclavian Arteries, and Carotid Arteries
2. Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
3. Endovascular Stent Implantation (ESI)
**III. Vascular Biological Diagnosis and Treatment:**
1. Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
2. Endothelial Microparticles (EMPs)
3. Stem Cell Therapy (SCT)