Reducing the Risk of Atherothrombotic Events in Patients with Acute Coronary...
Reducing the risk of atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes Heart of the Matter by Dr Chin Chee Tang Currently, cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease...
View ArticleDiagnosis and Clinical Screening Strategy of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Diagnosis and clinical screening strategy of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Sudden Arrest by Dr Tang Hak Chiaw As long as he could remember, Mr Tan, a 29-year-old banking executive, never had a normal...
View ArticlePreventing Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Athletes
Preventing Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Athletes Racing to Live by Dr Tong Khim Leng Sudden cardiac death (SCD) of any athlete is devastating to the family and the nation, particularly if a young life at...
View ArticleSalvage of Critical Ischaemic Limbs
Salvage of Critical Ischaemic Limbs Mobility is Life by Dr Jackie Ho The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the world....
View ArticleThe Coming Sea Change Of Stroke Prevention In Atrial Fibrillation
The Coming Sea Change Of Stroke Prevention In Atrial Fibrillation Winds of Change by Dr Lim Toon Wei Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically important cardiac arrhythmia and is thought...
View ArticleHealth and Technology
Digital health, and its various other names such as mobile or m-health, has been in its various forms touted as the next frontier for medicine. Many advocates have promised the reduction of healthcare...
View ArticleHeart in a Dish
Patients with inherited cardiac rhythm disease and other structural heart abnormalities face a higher risk of experiencing sudden cardiac death. Prognosis for such risk is problematic because of lack...
View ArticleSudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
Sudden death in healthy individuals under the age of 40 is rare. There are about 250,000 to 450,000 sudden cardiac arrests each year in the United States alone, but majority occur in older adults. In...
View ArticlePresent Day Cardiac
Non-invasive imaging has formed the backbone of cardiac investigations for several decades now. Many advances havetremendously improved the diagnostic accuracy of such tests so that they are now...
View ArticleClinician-Scientist Duo towards Breakthroughs in Cardiology
Over the last few years, the research team at the Research and Development Unit of the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) made several breakthroughs. This includes the creation of beating adult...
View ArticleCoronary Revascularisation
When we initiate any treatment in our patients, the main objectives are to improve quality of life and prolong lives of patients. This is in addition to another important maxim for us who practise...
View ArticleAtrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder which affects millions of people around the world. Its prevelance increases with age. It is very unusual in people below the age of 30,...
View ArticleHeart Rhythm (Arrhythmia) Service
Heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) are common in patients with cardiac disease. While medication had been the mainstay of therapy in the past, electrophysiologic study and radiofrequency ablation...
View ArticleDemystifying Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is often viewed as a group of complex and esoteric disorders that most physicians will never encounter once they have completed their paediatric medicine posting in...
View ArticleUSA: Outbursts of Anger Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes
Outbursts of anger may trigger heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems in the two hours immediately afterwards, according to the first study to systematically evaluate previous...
View ArticleNew: An Inherited Cardiac Conditions Clinic and Genetic Testing
Inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) are rare. However, in individuals and their relatives who are affected, they pose serious anxiety and important management implications. Genetic testing underpins any...
View ArticleCardiac Rehabilitation
Mention cardiac rehabilitation and most people, be it healthcare professionals or patients, will respond with either a quizzical or disapproving look. Such is the lack of awareness of this therapy that...
View ArticlePercutaneous Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease
Heart valve diseases affect a significant number of people in the world. In developed countries, as the population ages, Aortic Stenosis (AS) and Mitral Regurgitation (MR) have become increasingly...
View ArticleNew Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines 2014
The last Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III guideline update was nearly a decade ago in 2004. The 2013 ACC/AHA lipid guidelines abandoned the age-old algorithm of titrating statin therapy to reach...
View ArticleKnow your Leg
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), and Cerebrovascular Disease (CVD) are three major syndromes of atherosclerosis. Worldwide, there are over 202 million people with...
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