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Source: Analisadaily.comAnalisadaily.com, Medan – Penyakit kardiovaskular, termasuk penyakit jantung merupakan penyebab kematian tertinggi di dunia. Bahkan, penyakit ini sudah semakin umum di Singapura.“Khususnya penyakit arteri koroner (CAD) dimana arteri di jantung seseorang menyempit akibat penumpukan endapan kolesterol dan plak yang mengapur. Hal ini mengakibatkan pasien mendapatkan pasokan darah yang kaya oksigen ke jantung secara terbatas, yang […]

Source: Mount ElizabethWhen exactly should you start checking for heart disease, and how does a doctor screen and diagnose a heart condition? Cardiologist Dr Paul Ong explains the details.As the saying goes, early detection saves lives. This rings true especially for heart disease, because discovering a heart condition early will allow a doctor to take

Standfirst: When exactly should you start checking for heart disease, and how does a doctor screen and diagnose a heart condition? Cardiologist Dr Paul Ong explains the details. As the saying goes, early detection saves lives. Particularly so in the case of heart disease, because discovering the possibility of a heart condition will allow a

What happens if the angiogram is normal but patient still have chest pain? Can you have heart pain with normal coronary arteries? There is also a small group of patients who come to me with classical symptoms of heart pain (angina) and often with abnormal exercise ECG. Yet they may have normal CT coronary angiogram

What are you going to address today? Let’s talk about a really common condition – hypertension Why this topic? Based on your experience, what is the prevalence in Singapore? Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a serious medical condition. The World HealthOrganization estimates that 1.28 billion people have hypertension, and fewer than onein five have

What is coronary artery disease, and how do doctors decide when to balloon a blocked artery? – The Role of Fractional Flow Reserve  Today I’ll be talking more about the most common heart disease worldwide – along with the best technique doctors can use to determine the optimal treatment plan. First of all, coronary artery

 “Dr Ong, should I get my COVID jab when it’s my turn?” asked Mr Lim towards the end of his routine follow up consultation. I have no doubt this is high up in the mind of all my heart patients. Singapore has been at the front of the queue in getting her citizen vaccinated against