Welcome to Novena
Heart Centre, the
largest Heart Failure Centre in Singapore provides Pulmonary Hypertension and cardiac healthcare for local and foreign
patients
Cardiovascular disease which includes both heart
attack and stroke is the second leading cause of death in Singapore, after
cancer.Approximately 2000 people in Singapore suffer a heart attackevery year.
Furthermore, due to the earlier adoption of unhealthy lifestyle habits, heart
disease is occurring at a younger age. Nowadays, it is not unusual to see
patients as young as 40 present with heart disease. Similarly, we are beginning
to see more women with heart disease nowadays. This is largely due to the
increased prevalence of smoking and diabetes among women. In the US, heart
disease kills 6 times as many women as breast cancerAs with all things in life, prevention is always better than cure.Cardiovascular screening may help identify high risk individuals who may benefit from aggressive preventative strategies. Nowadays, we have at our disposal highly sensitive diagnostic tools such as carotid ultrasound, coronary calcium scanning and CT coronary angiogram (coronary CTA) which allow us to identify early cholesterol deposits in the arteries of the brainand heart.
Individuals who may benefit from cardiovascular screeninginclude :
1) Men
(>/= age 40) and women (>/= age 50) with at least one of the following
risk factors - - High blood pressure.
- High cholesterol.
- Diabetes.
- Smoking.
- Obesity.
- Family history of heart disease.
- High cholesterol.
- Diabetes.
- Smoking.
- Obesity.
- Family history of heart disease.
Individuals
who want to participate in strenuous sports (e.g triathlon, marathon,
etc.).
Novena
Medical Center
10 Sinaran
Drive, #09-05 / 06
Singapore
307506
Tel: +65
6397 2004
Fax: +65
6397 2051
Visit For Click Here :- http://www.novenaheartcentre.com.sg/
