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First robotic-assisted lobectomy in Southeast Asia

2009  

NHCS performed Asia's first percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage using the Watchman device

First robotic hybrid operating theatre in Southeast Asia

NHCS introduced magnetic navigation system for complex arrhythmias, first in Southeast Asia

NHCS performed first Heart Mate II implantation in Singapore

NHCS's live transmission to EuroPCR 2009, marking the start of the collaboration on AsiaPCR-SingaporeLIVE in 2010

NHCS & SGH successfully performed Asia's first combined heart and liver transplant

NHCS successfully performed Asia's first percutaneous aortic valve replacement

NHCS broke ground for new building

2008

NHCS established S'pore's First Homograft Bank

NHCS's 10th Anniversary Time Capsule Launch

NHCS successfully re-accredited by JCI

Breakthrough in NHCS's Stem Cell Research

Launch of NHCS 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book

2007

Reduced radiation dose for patients undergoing Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (MSCT)

Cardiac Image and Information Management System (CIIMS) established

First aorto-apical conduit done in Singapore

Setup of SCAN CVI@NHCS (SingHealth Centre for Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging @ National Heart Centre Singapore)

2006

Expansion of Research and Development facilities (RDU@SON)

First pulmonary vein isolation/Maze procedure using the EPICOR Cardiac Ablation system in Singapore and Asia

Record number of 16 patients supported on Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO)

Record number of six heart transplantations and one lung transplantation done since the revised Human Organ Transplant Act was implemented in July 2004

Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (RAMICS) Programme established

SingHealth Centre for Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging established as a collaboration between SGH Department of Diagnostic Radiology and NHCS

2005

Received the Business Continuity Management (BCM) certification

First heart hospital outside USA and in Asia to be accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI)

First robotic-assisted excision of mediastinal tumour on an 18-year-old male patient using da Vinci surgical system

2004

First MicroMed deBakey Left Ventricular Assist Device implantation

First local inter-hospital transfer of patient on Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO)

Participated in worldwide heart trial, known as the Surgical Treatments for IsChaemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial

First Singapore-based company's drug eluting stent 'Biolimus' implantation during the 13th Singapore LIVE Course

First percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion procedure in Singapore and Asia-Pacific during the 13th Singapore LIVE Course

2003

First Specialist Diploma in Cardiac Technology with Singapore Polytechnic in Singapore and Asia

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Programme (ACHD) established

First bipolar radiofrequency ablation in Asia

First elephant trunk aortic surgery in Singapore

2002

First tourist-in-transit to be implemented with a life-saving left and right heart assist device in Singapore. Also the first patient supported by such a device to be transported over 6,000 miles at a significantly high altitude back to his country

Heart care programme set up with SingHealth Polyclinics

First left ventricular reconstructive surgery performed

First heart failure programme established in Singapore

First percutaneous lead extraction in Singapore using the electrosurgical dissection shealth system

First left ventricular assist device explantation in Singapore and Southeast Asia

First biventricular assist device implantation in Singapore and Southeast Asia

A cumulative total of 15,000 cardiac surgeries performed since 1981

First drug eluting stent implantation in Singapore and Asia during the 11th Singapore LIVE Course

2001

First left ventricular assist device implantation in Singapore and Southeast Asia

First mechanical heart device programme established

2000

First Diploma in Biomedical Sciences (Cardiac Technology) offered in Singapore and Asia, jointly with Singapore Polytechnic

First coronary artery brachytherapy in Singapore and Southeast Asia

National Heart Centre Singapore became a member of Singapore Health Services, one of two public healthcare clusters

First lung transplant in Singapore with joint efforts by National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore General Hospital and National Cancer Centre Singapore

1999 

First biventricular pacing (for symptomatic relief in patients with moderate to severe heart failure on maximum medical therapy) procedure in Singapore

National Heart Centre Singapore became autonomous

1998

Singapore Heart Centre redesignated as National Heart Centre Singapore

First lung transplant programme set up

1995

First cardiac-dedicated nuclear imaging laboratory established

1994

Cardiac services at Singapore General Hospital were transferred to Singapore Heart Centre

Singapore Heart Centre (SHC) established

1992

First implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation in Singapore

1991

First radiofrequency catheter ablation procedure in Singapore and ASEAN

Four state-of-the-art angiographic machines acquired for the Cardiovascular Laboratory

First non-invasive vascular laboratory established

1990

First heart transplant in Singapore

1989

First cardiac arrhythmia surgery in Singapore

First Live Demonstration in Basic and Advanced Techniques on Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (known as Singapore LIVE) organised

First transoesophageal echocardiography service set up

1985

First percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure done at SGH

1983

First aortic root replacement for aortic root aneurysm (Bentall's operation) surgery in Singapore

1982

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Programme established

1981

Transfer of Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from Tan Tock Seng Hospital to Singapore General Hospital

1967

Coronary Care Unit established

1965

First open heart surgery in Singapore

1963

First cardiac catheterisation laboratory set up

1960

First open heart surgery under hypothermia performed

1959

First closed heart surgery in Singapore