Louis T.C. CHOW（周俊昌）

MB BS (HKU), MD (CUHK), FRCPath, FRCPA

Dr. Chow is a general surgical pathologist with interest in cardiovascular pathology. His interests are conduction system and innervation of the heart. The cardiac conduction system is made up of a group of specialized myocardiac fibres and is responsible for coordinating the conduction of electric impulses in heart. Abnormalities of the cardiac conduction system, whether primary or secondary to other diseases, are responsible for the pathogenesis of a wide variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Being a contractile organ, the heart possesses a rich supply of autonomic nerves. These autonomic nerves control the conduction of impulses as well as the contractile function of the heart. The detailed study and analysis of these nerves may help to unveil important pathophysiological mechanisms in heart diseases, especially the arrhythmias.

Recent publications from the group:

Chow LT, Kumta SM. Primary osteochondrorhabdomyosarcoma (malignant mesenchymoma) of the fibula: a rare tumour in an unusual site -- case report and review of the literature. APMIS. 2004 Sep;112(9):617-23. Review.

Chow LT, Ho PC, Kumta SM. Papillary endothelial hyperplasia within synovial haemangioma of the flexor tendon sheath of the wrist. APMIS. 2004 Apr-May;112(4-5):314-8.

Chow LTC, Kumta SM. Massive Intestinal Hemorrhage resulting from a Polypoid Tumor in the Sigmoid Colon. An Unusual Complication of a Giant Cell Tumor of the Fifth Lumbar Vertebra. Spine 2003;28:E121-E124.

Chow LTC, Chow SSM, Anderson RH, Gosling JA.. Autonomic Innervation of the Human Cardiac Conduction System: Changes from Infancy to Senility - An Immunohistochemical and Histochemical Analysis. The Anatomical Record. 2001;264:169-182.

Please also see Department publication list.

E-mail : lchow@cuhk.edu.hk