Chinese ultrasound-guided therapy enhances global cardiaovascular care capacity

To inclusively serve patients and bridge gaps, Pan's team also developed a mobile operation vehicle with echocardiography and anesthesia machines, alongside other medical facilities. Doctors of Fuwai Hospital began screening, diagnosing and treating patients with the vehicle in rural China first, and promoted it worldwide by 2023.

"We decided to make the vehicle after a medical aid mission in Africa. At that time, although we were able to conduct basic operations outdoors with portable medical equipment and materials, we struggled with meeting sterility standards," said Pan. Now, with the vehicle's help, patients with inadequate transport facilities can be more easily accessed, while their risk of infection can be reduced.