2025

If you’ve been advised to take a stress echocardiogram, you might be wondering what it actually reveals, especially when it comes to detecting blocked arteries.

When people think of a heart attack, they often picture a man clutching his chest in sudden pain. While this can happen, heart attack symptoms in women can be much less obvious.

You might hear about a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), an ECG, a stress test, or even a transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). But how do these tests differ, and when is a TTE the preferred choice?

If you have a family history of heart disease, you might have wondered whether you should be doing more to keep an eye on your heart health.

When people think of heart failure, they often associate it with older adults. However, heart failure can occur at any age, even in your twenties.

Living with diabetes means managing blood sugar levels, but it also comes with an increased risk of heart disease. Diabetes affects the heart and blood vessels in multiple ways, often associated with co-morbidities like hypertension and high cholesterol resulting in complications like atherosclerosis, and even heart failure.

Presented by Dr. Paul Ong, a renowned cardiologist with extensive experience in interventional cardiology, renal denervation (RDN) is gaining recognition as a modern option for managing hypertension. In this article, we explore what RDN is, how it works, and why it is becoming a crucial part of hypertension treatment strategies.