Professional Title & Qualifications:
Associate Chief Physician, M.D., Postdoctoral
Specialization:
Hospital & Department：
Shanghai General Hospital, Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine – Department of Cardiology
Dr. Songwen Chen - Cardiologist (Arrhythmia Specialist)
Personal Biography
Dr. Songwen Chen is an Associate Chief Physician and M.D. in the Department of Cardiology at Shanghai General Hospital. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Krannert Heart Center in the USA. Dr. Chen is recognized as a Shanghai "Pujiang Talent" and a "Yiyuan New Star" Young Medical Talent. He serves as an instructor and proctor certified by the International Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Dr. Chen has been dedicated to the clinical and research aspects of cardiovascular medicine, particularly in the intervention and treatment of arrhythmias, since 2005.
He is a key operator for cardiac pacing and electrophysiology interventions at his hospital and serves as the secretary of its Atrial Fibrillation Center. He actively assists 129 hospitals across 19 provinces in China with advanced electrophysiology procedures. He has contributed as a writing group member for several domestic and international guidelines and expert consensus papers on arrhythmia management, including the Chinese Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2022.
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Areas of Expertise
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Catheter Ablation: Performing advanced ablation procedures (including radiofrequency, cryo, and pulsed-field ablation) for various tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AFib), ventricular tachycardia (VT), atrial tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), and premature atrial contractions (PACs). Highly proficient in zero-radiation ablation techniques.
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Device Implantation: Certified as a National Health Commission intervention instructor for pacemaker implantation. Experienced in implanting all types of devices, including traditional pacemakers (for sick sinus syndrome, AV block), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for heart failure, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD, including subcutaneous ICD) for malignant arrhythmias, leadless pacemakers, and His-Purkinje system pacing (physiological pacing).
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Stroke Prevention in AFib: Manages anticoagulation therapy and performs Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedures.
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Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure: Treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (including septal radiofrequency ablation for obstructive HOCM), and heart failure.
Clinical Highlights
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Over 7,400 patients treated
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100% treatment satisfaction rate
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100% patient satisfaction with service attitude
Work Experience
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Engaged in arrhythmia interventional treatment since 2005.
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Participated in over 18,000 arrhythmia ablation procedures.
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Independently performed over 6,000 procedures.
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Maintains an annual independent procedure volume of nearly 1,000 cases in recent years.
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Pioneered the "CASE" ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation in 2015 and was an early adopter of pressure monitoring and ablation index (AI) in China, implementing the "Shanghai Standard" for quantitative ablation.
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Innovated zero-radiation techniques for complex left ventricular premature contractions.
Social Positions
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Standing Committee Member, 11th Committee of Heart Pacing and Electrophysiology, Shanghai Biomedical Engineering Society.
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Secretary, China Arrhythmia Expert Salon.
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Committee Member, 10th Committee of Heart Pacing and Electrophysiology, Shanghai Biomedical Engineering Society.
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Committee Member, 1st Committee of the China Green Electrophysiology Alliance.
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Member, Training Expert Group, Shanghai Atrial Fibrillation Center Alliance.
Research Achievements
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Published 82 academic articles, including 55 SCI-indexed papers (35 as first or corresponding author).
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One first-author paper (PACE 2012) was cited in the 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE International AF Expert Consensus.
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A first-author paper (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020) was featured as "Editor's Pick" on the journal's cover.
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Principal Investigator (PI) for 7 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Project.
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Participated in 8 additional NSFC projects and major municipal-level clinical research projects.
Honors & Awards
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Shanghai "Pujiang Talent"
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Shanghai "Yiyuan New Star" Young Medical Talent
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University "President's Award"
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Shanghai Arrhythmia Society "Outstanding Academic Contribution Award" (Recipient twice, sole winner)
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Annual "Good Doctor" Award (Haodf Online) (2015, 2024)
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