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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Recent News

Patient Care 本地开发新技术助“无病因”心脏病患获诊治新加坡国家心脏中心开发“功能性冠状动脉造影”技术，成功诊断100多名常规检查无法确诊的心绞痛患者。该技术通过压力传感导丝检测心脏毛细血管血流与压力，适用于无动脉阻塞但有胸痛症状的患者，尤以年长者、女性和糖尿病患者为主。新方法属“心寿计划”（CRANE）一部分，推动心血管照护从晚期治疗转向早期精准干预，提升年长者生活质量。

04 Jun 2026 | Lianhe Zaobao Read Story

Patient Care Two new procedures at National Heart Centre Singapore to identify hidden heart diseases After experiencing chest pains in 2022, Frieda Matilda Desker was found to have severely narrowed heart arteries, subsequently undergoing an angioplasty to open her arteries. However, the 63-year-old part-time administrative officer continued to have chest pain, even though repeated scans showed no abnormalities. In 2025, she was referred to the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), where she underwent a functional coronary angiography – a more sensitive test that evaluates how the heart’s blood vessels behave.

03 Jun 2026 | The Straits Times Read Story

Patient Care NHCS Introduces New Approaches To Detect “Hidden” Heart Disease In Older Adults Under its CRANE programme, the National Heart Centre Singapore expands diagnostic capabilities to identify "hidden" heart conditions that disproportionately affect older adults, women and people with diabetes.

03 Jun 2026 Read Story

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