| 10 May 2012 |
| A vibrating heart (The Straits Times, Mind Your Body) |
It was the December school holidays in 2001. Diana Goh had completed her Primary School Leaving Examination and was looking forward to going to secondary school.
But the day after Christmas, she woke up with her heart thumping furiously.
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| 30 Apr 2012 |
| When all else fails (Singapore Health) |
A breakthrough procedure can now help patients control their stubbornly resistant high blood pressure
Madam Malia Dawan, 71, just could not get her blood pressure down – not even after taking six different medicines for high blood pressure every day.
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| 27 Apr 2012 |
| A Second Chance (Singapore Health) |
Sixteen years ago, Ms Shamsunnisah Mohamed Khan thought she would never walk again.
A blood clot in her spine left her unable to walk, and she was eventually bedridden. But she recovered after an emergency operation and was so grateful to the doctors and nurses who gave her a second chance that she wanted to help others in return.
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| 27 Apr 2012 |
| Overseas ministers study local healthcare (Singapore Health) |
| Ministers from several countries, who were in Singapore for the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health – organised by the Ministry of Health and the Health Promotion Board – took the opportunity to study Singapore’s healthcare landscape. |
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| 20 Apr 2012 |
| New procedure helps high-risk heart patient |
FOR 10 agonising months, retiree Anthony Cher waited for a solution to his failing heart.
After two heart operations, doctors had told the 72-year-old that it was too risky to go for a third one.
The solution came in February this year, in the form of a new minimally invasive procedure to fix faulty heart valves.
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| 19 Apr 2012 |
| “开心”后 变开心 (早报） |
| 做“二尖瓣中瓣”手术时，医生利用俗称“钥匙孔”的微创手术，把新瓣膜通过筷子般粗的导管从胸口伸进去，置放在原本的瓣膜内，再用小气球把瓣膜像雨伞一样撑开。
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| 05 Apr 2012 |
| A change of heart (The Straits Times, Mind Your Body) |
| For years, Mr Rahman Abdullah, 42, lived life on the wild side.
The bass guitarist would play at night clubs till the wee hours of the morning. He drank heavily and smoked even more, about 40 cigarettes a day, a habit he picked up at the tender age of nine.
His blood pressure was sky high.
His migraines got worse.
Things were heading for a disaster.
That happened in early 2009, when he suffered a heart attack and went into a coma.
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| 06 Mar 2012 |
| Hello mate! (Singapore Health) |
| The new, improved HeartMate II left ventricular assist device is a lifeline for patients waiting for a heart transplant.
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| 06 Mar 2012 |
| Let's hear it for the winners! (Singapore Health) |
More than 2,700 healthcare professionals in Singapore – doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and ancillary staff – were honoured at the Singapore Health Quality Service Awards 2012. From public and private healthcare organisations and community hospitals, they received Silver, Gold, Star and Superstar awards.
One of the winners is GOLD Award winner, Madam Liang Ming, Senior Staff Nurse, National Heart Centre Singapore.
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| 06 Mar 2012 |
| Stalking a silent killer (Singapore Health) |
| Sudden cardiac deaths take lives unnecessarily. Here’s one doctor who is doing his best to stop them in their tracks.
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| 29 Jan 2012 |
| My heart will go on - with this pump (Sunday Times) |
The heart attack came like a bolt out of the blue, striking Dutchwoman Angelique Schoeber soon after the birth of her third child in Singapore.
That was just over a year ago. Ms Schoeber, now 39, was so severely weakened that she had to be fitted with a mechanical heart to keep her alive. Today, the mother-of-three is back on her feet. Recently here again for the first time since that 2010 scare, she even managed to finish a three-hour nature walk with relative ease.
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| 05 Jan 2012 |
| At the heart of the matter (Singapore Health) |
Patients who cannot risk open heart surgery can now be treated with a new, minimally invasive procedure.
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| 05 Jan 2012 |
| High five (The Straits Times) |
NHCS's reprogrammed heart cells was listed as one of 2011's top 10 discoveries developed in local laboratories.
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| 05 Jan 2012 |
| Small changes, big results (Singapore Health) |
With a few tweaks to the existing system, heart patients can now be admitted faster.
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