Prof. Yangfeng Wu is Professor of Epidemiology at Peking University School of Public Health and a long-standing researcher in cardiovascular-disease prevention in China.
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Epidemiology Career
The George Institute profile notes Wu’s training in medicine, public health and epidemiology and his early work in US–China collaborative cardiovascular epidemiology.
He later helped develop chronic-disease research networks and clinical-research infrastructure in China.
Salt-Substitution Studies
ClinicalTrials.gov lists Wu as a principal investigator in the early China Salt Substitute Study.
He later became a co-principal investigator in the much larger SSaSS program.
SSaSS and Beyond
The 2021 NEJM SSaSS paper lists Wu among its leading authors.
In 2025 he also co-authored a JACC perspective with Bruce Neal, Jaime Miranda and Darwin Labarthe on salt substitution for hypertension and cardiovascular prevention.
Related article: Who Is Prof. Bruce Neal?.
Sources
- The George Institute – Professor Yangfeng Wu
- ClinicalTrials.gov – China Salt Substitute Study
- New England Journal of Medicine – Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death
- JACC – Salt Substitution for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
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