What Divers Should Know Before Diving (Read this before diving)
Divers should consider screening for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) What is PFO? PFO is a small opening between the upper chambers of the heart (atria) that normally closes shortly after birth. However, in some individuals, it remains open, allowing blood to flow between the atria. Why is PFO relevant to divers? For divers, PFO poses […]
Sotatercept – Medication Use To Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Sotatercept is a new medication used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe condition characterized by elevated blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs. PAH leads to right heart strain, progressive heart failure, and eventually death if untreated. The FDA recently approved this medication for the treatment of PAH. Sotatercept works through a […]
TREATING CHOLESTEROL IN ASIAN PATIENTS: BALANCING THE RISK AND BENEFITS
Asian Heart & Vascular Centre has collaborated with DKSH Singapore to share on the topic Treating Cholesterol in Asian Patients: Balancing the Risk and BenefitsFor more details of the talk please refer to the following:
WHAT IS TRICVALVE?
The TricValve is a percutaneous treatment system that involves implanting 2 valves into the superior and inferior veins that drain into the heart. During severe tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR), the back flow of blood into the right atrium and into the veins impede the proper flow of returning blood back into the heart. This leads […]
ASM AUGUST 2022
Every year, Asian Heart & Vascular Centre hold our Annual Science Meeting to share and exchange medical knowledge with other medical professionals. In this 2022, our doctors spoke on the topic, I was covid positive – From Endemic to Recovery. Watch the video whereby our doctors and staff shared their experience of contracting COVID-19. Disclaimer: Video was […]
ASM 2021
Every year, Asian Heart & Vascular Centre hold our Annual Science Meeting to share and exchange medical knowledge with other medical professionals. In this 2021, we are pleased to be able to hold a physical event where our doctors spoke more on heart diseases from pandemic to endemic. Following are the topic spoke by each doctor. DR […]
DOING MORE WITH LESS
DOCTOR, MY HEART HURTS
This is a common symptom in any cardiology practice. Patients often come into the consultation room pointing to their chest and say that their hearts hurt. More so if the symptom is over the left side of the chest. What they actually mean is that they have a pain over the chest. Fortunately, most of […]
DO YOU GET SHORT OF BREATH WHEN YOU BEND OVER TO TIE YOUR SHOELACES?
We call this symptom bendopnoea. This can be an important symptom which suggests significant heart disease and pulmonary hypertension What is pulmonary hypertension? This is not the typical elevated blood pressure that most people know about. This is a serious condition when the pressure within the lung arteries is increased. What are the symptoms of […]
LEARNING MORE ABOUT MYOCARDITIS AND PERICARDITIS
The recent report of a slightly increased risks of myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and young adults following the COVID 19 vaccination have resulted in more interest in this condition. To understand this further, we will need to first learn more about the heart structure. The walls of the heart chamber consist of 3 layers: […]