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Prof Cheung Man Yung, Bernard - Sun Chieh Yeh Heart Foundation Professorship in Cardiovascular Therapeutics MA, MB BChir (Cantab), PhD (Cantab), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lond), FCP, FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine) Email: mycheung@hku.hk Tel: 2255 4347 Fax: 2818 6474

Research Interest

1. Clinical pharmacology

2. Hypertension

3. Cardiovascular risk factors

4. Vasoactive peptides
   

Selected Publications

1. Cheung BMY, Kumana CR. Natriuretic peptides: their relevance in cardiovascular diseases. JAMA 1998; 280: 1983-4. [IF 9.522; 214 citations]

2. Ong KL, Cheung BMY, Man YB, Wong LYF, Lau CP, Lam KSL. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among United States adults 1999-2004. Hypertension 2007; 49(1):69-75. [IF 7.194; 906 citations]

3. Chow WS, Cheung BM, Tso AW, Xu A, Wat NM, Fong CH, Ong LH, Tam S, Tan KC, Janus ED, Lam TH, Lam KS. Hypoadiponectinemia as a predictor for the development of hypertension: a 5-year prospective study. Hypertension. 2007; 49(6): 1455-61. [IF 7.194; 148 citations]

4. Cheung BMY, Wat NMW, Man YB, Tam S, Thomas GN, Leung GM, Cheng CH, Woo J, Janus ED, Lau CP, Lam TH, Lam KSL. Development of diabetes in Chinese with the metabolic syndrome - a six year prospective study. Diabetes Care 2007; 30(6):1430-6. [IF 7.851; 66 citations]

5. Cheung BM. Statins for people with diabetes. Lancet. 2008 Jan 12; 371(9607):94-5. [IF 28.409; 11 citations]

6. Ong KL, Tso AWK, Lam KSL, Cheung BMY. Gender difference in blood pressure control and cardiovascular risk factors in Americans with diagnosed hypertension. Hypertension 2008; 51(4):1142-8. [IF 7.368; 55 citations]

7. Cheung BM, Wat NM, Tso AW, Tam S, Thomas GN, Leung GM, Tse HF, Woo J, Janus ED, Lau CP, Lam TH, Lam KS. Association between raised blood pressure and dysglycemia in Hong Kong Chinese. Diabetes Care 2008; 31(9):1889-91. [IF 7.349; 20 citations]

8. Cheung BMY, Ong KL, Cherney SS, Sham P, Tso AWK, Lam KSL. Diabetes prevalence and therapeutic target achievement in the United States, 1999-2006. Am J Med 2009; 122(5):443-53. [IF 4.466; 161 citations]
   
   
   

Key Offices

1. Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine

2. Honorary Professor, HKU SPACE

3. Honorary Consultant, Queen Mary Hospital
   
   
   

appendix to an RGC grant

appendix to the supplementary tables for RGC proposal