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Clin Asst Prof Keh Yann Shan

MD (Msia), MMed (Int Med), MRCP (UK), CBNC (US)

Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiology

Clinical Interests

Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Cardiology

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

About Doctor

Clinical Assistant Professor Keh Yann Shan is a Consultant from the Department of Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore. His clinical interest is in interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology, with special interest in percutaneous coronary intervention.

Languages Spoken

  • English

Education and Training

  • MD (Msia) 2010
  • MRCP (UK) 2014
  • MMed (Internal Medicine, Singapore) 2016
  • CBNC (US) 2020

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, May 2022 – Present​
  • Consultant, NHCS Cardiology @ SKH, Sengkang General Hospital, National Heart Centre Singapore, May 2022 – Present​
  • Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, February 2020 – April 2022
  • Associate Consultant, NHCS Cardiology @ SKH, Sengkang General Hospital, February 2020 – April 2022

Awards

  • Shining Hearts Award - 2024
  • COVID Resilince Medal - 2023
  • Service Quality Award  (Silver) - 2024  
  • Singhealth Long Service Award - 2022
  • Outstanding Resident Award (Residency in Singhealth Excels - RISE) - 2016
  • CGH Best Medical Officer / Resident - 1-4/2015
  • Outstanding Resident Award (Residency in Singhealth Excels – RISE) - 2015
  • Singhealth Best House Officer - 2011

Publications

  1. Keh, Yann Shan & Yap, Jonathan & Yeo, Khung & Koh, Tiptiya & Eeckhout, Eric. (2016). Clinical Outcomes of Bioresorbable Scaffold in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of interventional cardiology. 29. 10.1111/joic.12260. 
  2. Lim, Rachel & Keh, Yann Shan & Yeo, Khung & Khanna, Narendra. (2018). Takayasu’s arteritis: a review of the literature and the role of endovascular treatment. AsiaIntervention. 4. 117-125. 10.4244/AIJ-D-16-00013. 
  3. Yap J, Keh YS, Shen T, Lam CSP, Chia SY, Jaufeerally FR, Ong W, Sim D, Ching CK. QRS duration and cardiovascular mortality in Asian patients with heart failure and preserved and reduced ejection fraction. Cardiol J. 2021;28(1):166-169. doi: 10.5603/CJ.a2020.0041. Epub 2020 Mar 24. PMID: 32207835; PMCID: PMC8105051. 
  4. Physiologic Limits of Cardiac Remodelling in Asian Competitive Athletes - A Single Centre StudyYS Keh MD1, PJ Tan1, Chai SC1 , Benedict Tan1,K L Tong1Ann Acad Med Singapore 2018 Jun;47(6):230-232 
  5. Myocardial Strain Imaging in Asian Competitive Athletes – A Single Centre StudyYann Shan Keh, Puay Joo Tan, Siang Chew Chai, Benedict Tan, Khim Leng TongAmerican Journal of Sports Science. Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2020, Pages: 17-21 
  6. Cerebrovascular infarct associated with intracoronary adenosine – a case report of a possible rare Fractional Flow Reserve complicationKEH Yann Shan MD, MCRP1, PANG Yu Zhi MD, MCRP 2, CHIN Chee Tang MBChB MRCP1Singapore Medical Journal 63(11):p 699-700, November 2022. | DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2021085 
  7. Electroconvulsive therapy after recurrent myocardial infarction in a catatonic patient.Tay KH, Lee SYL, Yap PP, Keh YS, Tor PC.Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Nov;74(11):623-624. doi: 10.1111/pcn.13129. Epub 2020 Sep 5. PMID: 32797651. 
  8. Real-World Experience of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy in an Asian Population: A Retrospective, Observational, Single-Center, All-Comers Registry.Umapathy S, Keh YS, Wong N, Ho KW, Tan JWC, Wong ASL, Lim ST, Goh YS, Yeo KK.J Invasive Cardiol. 2021 Jun;33(6):E417-E424. Epub 2021 Apr 13. PMID: 33893792. 
  9. OCT and IVUS Appearance of a Neointimal Dissection Within a Recently Implanted Left Main Stent.Keh YS, Chin CY, Low AF, Yeo KK.JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 22;14(4):e31-e35. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.11.017. Epub 2021 Jan 27. PMID: 33516691. 
  10. Takayasu’s arteritis: a review of the literature and the role of endovascular treatmentRachel Wenrui Lim1, MBBS; Yann Shan Keh1, MD; Khung Keong Yeo1,2*, MBBS;Narendra Nath Khanna3, MBBSAsiaintervention Volume 4 - Number 2 - September 2018 - ISSN: 2426-3958 
  11. Clinical Outcomes of Bioresorbable Scaffold in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.Keh YS1, Yap J1, Yeo KK1,2, Koh TH1, Eeckhout E3J Interv Cardiol. 2016 Feb;29(1):57-69. 
  12. Wong JJ, Umapathy S, Keh YS, Lau YH, Yap J, Idu M, Chin CY, Fam JM, Liew BW, Chin CT, Wong PE, Koh TH, Yeo KK.   Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Versus Rotational Atherectomy in an Asian Population: Clinical Outcomes in Real-World Patients.    Korean Circ J. 2022 Apr;52(4):288-300. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2021.0155. Epub 2021 Nov 29. PMID: 35043608; PMCID: PMC8989791.  
  13. Cardiac evaluation for end-stage kidney disease patients on the transplant waitlist: a single-center cohort study.Vijayan S, Ho QY, Koh CH, Liew IT, Thangaraju S, Wong N, Keh YS, Ong ZHS, Tan JQ, Yeo KK, Chua TSJ, Kee TKorean J Transplant. 2022 Sep 30;36(3):187-196. doi: 10.4285/kjt.22.0029. PMID: 36275988; PMCID: PMC9574435. 
  14. Third Generation P2Y12 Inhibition for East Asian ACS Patients: Are We Really Different?Keh YS, Chew DP, Chieh Tan JW.JACC Asia. 2022 Nov 15;2(6):675-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2022.09.006. PMID: 36444323; PMCID: PMC9700023. 
  15. The “cotton candy” clot: organised thrombus adherent to rotational atherectomy burrKeh YS, Lee M, Wong ASL.AsiaIntervention. 2023 Mar 10.4244/AIJ-D-22-00046 
  16. Chylopericardium causing cardiac tamponade in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis.Fong IJJ, Ruan XC, Keh YS, Tan YH.European journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023; 7(2): 46-51doi: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1664549057 
  17. Role of Invasive Strategy for Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Fong KY, Low CHX, Chan YH, Ho KW, Keh YS, Chin CT, Chin CY, Fam JM, Wong N, Idu M, Wong ASL, Lim ST, Koh TH, Tan JWC, Yeo KK, Yap J. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Aug 26;205:369-378. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.178. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37639763. 
  18. Wong, Jie Jun & Gan, Eugene & Gao, Fei & Keh, Yann Shan & Amanullah, Mohammed & Lim, Soo & Abdul Aziz, Zameer & Govindasamy, Sivaraj & Chao, Victor & Ewe, See & Ho, Kay-Woon & Yap, Jonathan. (2023). Short- and Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Balloon-expandable Versus Self-expanding Valves in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. 2. 10.15420/japsc.2022.33. 
  19. Lye, Yan & Ho, Quan Yao & Koh, Choong & Chen, Haoyang & Tien, Shan-Yeu & Liew, Ian & Thangaraju, Sobhana & Chua, Terrance & Kee, Terence & Keh, Yann Shan. (2023). Valvular heart disease in end-stage kidney disease patients on the transplant waitlist. Korean Journal of Transplantation. 37. S57-S57. 10.4285/ATW2023.F-6263.  
  20. Tern, Paul & Keh, Yann Shan & Lau, Yee & Wong, Jie Jun & Ho, Wilbert & Jion, Muhammad & Chin, Chee & Lim, Benji & Ho, Kay-Woon & Liew, Boon Wah & Tan, Jack & Koh, Tian & Yeo, Khung. (2024). RotaTripsy Risk and Rewards: Findings from a Registry of Patients Undergoing Combined Rotational Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. 3. 10.15420/japsc.2023.36. 
  21. Keh, Yann Shan & Chin, Chee & Chin, Chee Tang & Lim, Soo. (2024). In Between the Cracks. The Journal of invasive cardiology. 36. 10.25270/jic/24.00113. 
  22. Chen, Haoyang & Ho, Quan Yao & Lye, Yan & Koh, Choong & Keh, Yann Shan & Tien, Shan-Yeu & Liew, Ian & Thangaraju, Sobhana & Yeo, Khung & Kee, Terence. (2024). #189 Aortic stenosis is an independent risk factor for mortality in end-stage kidney disease patients on the transplant waitlist. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39. 10.1093/ndt/gfae069.1672. 
  23. Wong, Jie Jun & Keh, Yann Shan & Lau, Yee & Tern, Paul & Chng, Abigail & Kang, Simon & Wong, Ningyan & Yap, Jonathan & Yong, Thon & Fam, Jiang & Chin, Chee & Goh, Yew & Lim, Soo & Wong, Aaron & Yeo, Khung. (2024). Cracking the Code of Coronary Calcium: One-year Clinical Outcomes of Intravascular Lithotripsy in All-comers and Two Complex Cohorts. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. 3. 10.15420/japsc.2023.43.   
  24. Go, Yun & Ng, Audrey & Balakrishnan, Iswaree & Tiwari, Raj & Tong, Aaron & Lee, Lianne & Keh, Yann Shan & Tay, Donovan. (2024). Cardiogenic shock in phaeochromocytoma multisystem crisis: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 8. 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae463.