National Heart Centre Singapore

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National Heart Centre (NHC) Singapore is the regional referral centre for cardiovascular disease. The centre’s doctors, who are highly skilled and have extensive postgraduate qualifications, form the largest heart specialists group in Singapore.

A one-stop centre offering comprehensive services with various cardiac subspecialties and supporting services, National Heart Centre Singapore treats complex cases and sees the highest volume of patients in Singapore. With 185 dedicated inpatient beds and a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 700 healthcare professionals including over 60 experienced cardiac and thoracic specialists, patients can be assured of obtaining the most appropriate care regardless of the nature of their underlying heart disease.

Our annual workload includes over 80,000 outpatient consultations, 80,000 cardiac investigations and around 5000 invasive procedures such as angioplasty, pacemaker implantation and open-heart surgery. Our outcomes for heart attack treatment, balloon angioplasty and bypass surgery have been shown to be equivalent to international standards.

The centre is the first heart centre outside USA and in Asia to receive the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, which is an assurance for safe and quality patient care for the patients.

Our services include:

Investigative Procedures	Medical Procedures	Surgical Procedures
·          Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ·          Ambulatory electrocardiogram (Holter monitoring) ·          Cardiac and thoracic computed tomography ·          Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging ·          Chest X-ray ·          Coronary angiography ·          Echocardiography (Trans-thoracic, Trans-oesophageal & 3D) ·          Electrocardiogram (ECG) ·          Electrophysiological study ·          Exercise stress ECG ·          Intravascular ultrasound imaging ·          Nuclear stress/rest perfusion scans ·          Rest & exercise gated blood pool scans ·          Rest-redistribution thallium imaging ·          Signal-averaged ECG (SA-ECG) ·          Stress echocardiography ·          Transtelephonic ECG ·          Upright tilt test	·          Biventricular pacing implantation ·          Cardiac catheterisation ·          Catheter ablation ·          Coronary angioplasty ·          Coronary stenting ·          Directional or rotational atherectomy ·          Implantable cardioverter defibrillator ·          Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation ·          Mitral, aortic & pulmonary valvuloplasty ·          Myocardial biopsy ·          Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass ·          Permanent pacemaker implantation ·          Lead extraction ·          Percutaneous device closure of secundum atrial septal defect / patent foramen ovale ·          Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuplasty	·          Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery ·          Congenital heart disease surgery ·          Conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery ·          Heart transplantation ·          Left ventricular reconstructive surgery ·          Lung resection ·          Lung transplantation ·          Lung volume reduction surgery ·          Maze surgery ·          Mechanical heart assist device implantations  ·          Off-pump/ beating heart surgery ·          Peripheral vascular arterial surgery ·          Thoracic aorta surgery ·          Valvular heart surgery including valve repair and replacement surgery

Specialist Outpatient Clinics

• Clinical cardiology Clinic
• Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic
• Anti-coagulation Clinic
• Grown-up Congenital Heart Clinic
• Heart Failure Clinic
• Heart Transplantation Clinic
• Lung Transplantation Clinic
• Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Clinic
• Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic
• Dietitian Clinic
• Warfarin Counselling Clinic
• Obesity and Endocrine Clinic

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Clinical Services

Many investigative tests are available today to diagnose heart or vascular disease. NHC has the latest equipment and experienced doctors to make reliable diagnoses and recommend the most appropriate treatment for the patients.

Investigative Procedures

•  Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
•  Ambulatory Electrocardiogram (Holter monitoring)
•  Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
•  Chest Radiograph (X-ray)
•  CT Coronary Angiography (Multi-Slice Coronary Tomography Angiogram)
•  Duplex Ultrasound (Vascular Investigation)
•  Echocardiography (Transthoracic, Transoesophageal)
•  Electrocardiogram (ECG)
•  Exercise Stress Test
•  Myocardial Biopsies
•  Nuclear Stress/Rest Perfusion Scans
•  Signal-averaged ECG (SA-ECG)
•  Peripheral Vascular Interventions
•  Pressure Line Measurements
•  Rest-redistribution Thallium Imaging
•  Rest and Exercise Gated Blood Pool Scans
•  Signal-averaged ECG (SA-ECG)
•  Transtelephonic ECG
•  Upright Tilt Test

 Medical Procedures

•  Coronary Atherectomy
•  Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
•  Coronary Angiography/ Cardiac Catheterisation
•  Electrophysiological Study
•  Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation
•  Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging
•  Pacemaker/ Lead Extraction
•  Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
•  Percutaneous Balloon Pulmonary and Aortic Valvuloplasty
•  Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting)
•  Percutaneous Device Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect/Patent Foramen Ovale
•  Permanent Pacemaker, Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
•  Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia/ Ventricular Tachycardia/ Atrial Fibrillation
•  Trachea-resection and Reconstruction 

 Cardiac Surgery 

•  Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
•  Off-pump / Beating Heart Surgery
•  Heart Valve Surgery
•  Mitral Valve Repair Surgery
•  Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
•  Maze Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
•  Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (also known as Dor or Saver surgery)
•  Heart Transplantation for Patients with End-Stage Heart Disease
•  Insertion of Pacemakers, AICD, Extraction of Pacemaker Leads
•  Valvular Heart Surgery including Valve Repair and Replacement Surgery 

Thoracic Surgery    

•  Complete Muscle Spacing Thoracotomy
•  Drainage of Empyema
•  Lung Resection for Cancer of the Lung
•  Lung Transplantation for Advanced Lung Disease
•  Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
•  Mediastinoscopy for Staging of Lung Cancer
•  Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Thoracic Sympathectomy
•  Pleurodesis for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
•  Repair of Oesophageal Perforations
•  Repair of Trachea Oesophageal Fistula
•  Resection and Reconstruction of Chest Wall Tumour including Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
•  Resection of Mediastinal Tumours
•  Total Oesophagectomy for Cancer of Oesophagus / Other Disorders
•  Total Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
•  Trachea-resection and Reconstruction
•  Repair of Pectus Excavatum

 Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery 

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
• Peripheral Vascular Arterial Surgery
• Thoracic and Thoraco abdominal Aorta Surgery
• Surgery for Acute and Chronic Arterial Disorders
• Creation of Arterio-venous Fistulae for Dialysis

Mechanical Heart Assist Device 

• Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
• Biventricular Assist Device (BIVAD)
• Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for acute cardiorespiratory failure

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit 

• Intensive and critical care coverage for patients’ post open-heart, thoracic and vascular operations

Vascular Laboratory 

• Colour-flow duplex ultrasonography for management of vascular disorders of the peripheral arterial system, abdominal aorta, extra-cranial cerebrovascular and venous system.

Lung Cancer Multi-modality Therapy

• Complete workup and full consultation with oncology and pulmonology consultants, prior to surgical treatment.

Sub-Specialty Clinics
The underlying strength of NHC is its multi-disciplinary approach in the management of heart disease. It runs sub-specialty clinics for patients with heart conditions or disease.

•  Adult Congenital Heart Clinic
•  Anti-coagulation Clinic
•  Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Clinic
•  Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic
•  Dietitian Clinic
•  Heart Failure Clinic
•  Heart Transplantation Clinic
•  Lung Transplantation Clinic
•  Obesity and Endocrine Clinic
•  Warfarin Counselling Clinic

Please click here to request additional information from National Heart Centre Singapore