WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?
Cholesterol is a waxy type of fat, or lipid, which is carried around your bloodstream. Lipids do not dissolve in water. In order for it to stay mixed with blood, they are packed into tiny protein-covered particles. Your body makes cholesterol, but you can also get it from certain foods. Cholesterol is however only found […]
VITAMIN K AND HEART DISEASE
WHAT IS VITAMIN K? Vitamin K is an essential vitamin that helps with clotting and prevents excessive bleeding. Vitamin K is in fact a family of compounds which include Vitamin K1 and K2. Vitamin K1 is found in vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, collard greens, kale, lettuce, spinach and legumes such as chickpeas, lentils, and soybeans. Vitamin K2 can be found in […]
MOUNT ELIZABETH HOSPITAL PROVIDES DIVERSE MEDICAL EXPERTISE WITHIN REACH OF INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
In certain conditions, patients need or opt to get support from healthcare facilities in another country. Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore aids its international patients, including from the Philippines, to access its services and experience its various medical expertise. The process of going overseas can be a struggle at times, which could further concern the […]
AF AND HYPERTENSION IN DAILY PRIMARY CARE
Asian Heart & Vascular Centre has collaborated with Pfizer Singapore to share on the topic of Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension in Daily Primary Care. For more details of the talk please refer as follow: Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) – Presented by Dr Pipin Kojodjojo Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) – By Dr Pipin Kojodjojo from ahvc0858 Hypertension […]
COVID 19 AND EXERCISE. I HAVE CONTRACTED COVID, CAN I GET BACK TO EXERCISE?
As we continue to battle the Omicron wave, an increasing number of patients who have recovered from COVID 19 have asked for advice regarding when they can resume exercise. This is a pertinent question since we know that some patients develop cardiovascular complications following COVID 19 infection. And, following this, arises the concern about the […]
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 […]
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WHEN YOUR HEART VALVE NARROWS – EXPLORING INTERVENTION OPTIONS FOR AORTIC STENOSIS
Aortic stenosis (AS), or the narrowing of the aortic heart valve, is the most common type of heart valve disease in the elderly. In fact, studies have determined that more than one in eight people aged 75 and older have AS1 ,yet symptoms of AS are often mistaken for normal signs of aging. AS makes the […]
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 […]
COVID IN HEART PATIENTS
The ongoing pandemic is worrying especially when there is a recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore. It poses risks especially when one has a heart condition. Dr Jeremy Chow has recently spoken on the topic, Covid in Heart Patients where he covered the following: Please watch the webinar session (with Bahasa Translation) if […]