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MIAO Lifu

Associate Professor

Cardiovascular Medicine

Beijing Huaxin Hospital

mlf@tsinghua.edu.cn

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Director of the Cardiology Department and Catheterization Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University

Chief Physician, Doctoral Degree

Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor

Graduated from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Medical Union Medical College, in 2004, earning a Clinical Doctorate degree.

From 2005 to 2006, funded by the Cheng Yu Tung Foundation, he pursued advanced studies in interventional cardiology at the Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, obtained a practicing license from the Medical Council of Hong Kong, and engaged in clinical work.

Clinical Expertise

Specializes in complex and critical coronary artery disease (CAD) interventions, with over 10,000 performed PCI cases. Pioneering techniques include:

  • Bifurcation lesion strategies (DK Crush, Culotte, etc.)

  • Rotational atherectomy for calcified lesions

  • Chronic total occlusion (CTO) revascularization

  • Saphenous vein graft interventions

  • "Intervention without Implantation" concept advocate

  • Early adopter of:

    • Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA)

    • ECMO-supported high-risk PCI

  • First to perform intracoronary thrombolysis/thrombectomy for infantile coronary aneurysms with AMI

  • Mentored complex PCI techniques in 30+ tertiary hospitals nationwide

Research

Research Focus

Atherosclerosis mechanisms and optimized CAD management strategies

Academic Leadership

  • Committee Member: Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Committee, Chinese Society of Cardiology

  • Working Group Member: Clinical Research Working Committee, Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physicians

  • Editorial Board: Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Medicine

  • Standing Council Member:

    • Maternal-Child Cardiovascular Structure & Metabolism Committee, China Healthy Birth Association

    • World Federation of Chinese Medicine Interventional Cardiology Committee

    • China Heart Team Alliance

  • Quality Control Expert: Beijing Cardiovascular Intervention Quality Improvement Committee

  • Vice Chair: Jing-Jin-Ji-Mongolia CAD Experts Forum

  • Medicolegal Consultant: Beijing Chaoyang District Medical Association

Publications & Innovations

  • Co-authored 8 medical textbooks (Chinese/translated editions)

  • Published 30+ peer-reviewed papers

  • Holds 9 national patents for medical devices/therapeutics

Honors & Awards

  • People's Good Doctor Award (2020 Representative)

  • Tsinghua University Outstanding Staff

  • Huaxin Distinguished Physician

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