Overview

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is involved in a wide range of cardiovascular research projects and clinical trials to improve diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for our patients. The National Heart Research Institute Singapore (NHRIS) was established to bring cardiovascular research to new heights through NHCS' strategic collaboration with the Duke-NUS Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Signature Research Programme.

The NHRIS seeks to transform cardiovascular medicine via the power of basic and clinical research. NHCS has also embarked on the Academic Medicine journey with the introduction of the Cardiovascular Academic Clinical Programme, which seeks to improve the lives and outcomes through enhanced patient care, education and research.

Our Vision

Transforming cardiovascular outcomes through patient-centred research.

Our Mission

To use innovative approaches to identify disease mechanisms and to combine this knowledge with medical technologies and clinical research to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.

Research Structure

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