The Heart and Vascular Centre

02/07/2025

Two days ago, Dr Paul Chiam (The Heart & Vascular Centre interventional cardiologist) and Dr Ong Cheng Kang (Mount Elizabeth Hospital neuroradiologist), successfully performed their 15th case of carotid artery angioplasty/ stent procedure together.
Carotid artery stenting is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed under local anaesthesia to open and re-establish blood flow in significantly narrowed carotid arteries, in patients who have suffered transient strokes or minor strokes, so that further strokes can be prevented.
We are happy to report that the patient was discharged after a 1-night stay and all our previous patients are doing well. We couldn't have done it without the support of our dedicated Mount Elizabeth Hospital cath lab team of nurses, technicians and radiographers! Looking forward to helping more patients in the future!

11/06/2025

Yesterday, our doctors (Paul Chiam, Kelvin Chua, Lim Choon Pin) of The Heart and Vascular Centre successfully performed a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (TAVI - transcatheter aortic valve implantation) using the newly launched Edwards Lifesciences ‘Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia’ valve, to treat a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis. Our patient has since been discharged today.
The Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia valve has been shown to produce better hemodynamics (blood flow dynamics) and more importantly, has an astounding 99.3% freedom from valve degeneration at 8 years.
This was the first use of the Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia valve in Southeast Asia, and we could not have done it without the support of our cardiac anesthetist, Dr Suelyn Chew Sook Leung, the Edwards Lifesciences team, and our dedicated Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital cath lab team of nurses, cardiac technologists and radiographers!
Excited and looking forward to helping more patients in the future with this cutting-edge technology.

08/05/2025

Yesterday, The Heart and Vascular Centre (Drs Paul Chiam and Lim Choon Pin) teamed up with our cardiology friends Dr Ing Haan Lim and Dr Joshua Loh (missed a photo op with him) and successfully treated another two patients with the PASCAL Mitral TEER device! This is an innovative technology for the minimally invasive treatment of mitral regurgitation through a small incision at the artery at the groin, without the need for open heart surgery.
Ever grateful to our trusted anaesthetist Dr Ving Yuen See Tho for keeping patients comfortable and stable throughout the procedure. And of course, the team from Edwards Lifesciences for their support and the guidance of expert proctor Dr Cara Barnes for her neat tips! And all these couldn't have been possible without the excellent cath lab nurses, radiographers and techs at Mount Elizabeth Hospital!

05/03/2025

One month ago, Drs Paul Chiam and Lim Choon Pin from The Heart and Vascular Centre successfully performed two cases of minimally invasive transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) using the Edwards Lifesciences PASCAL Device to treat our patients with severe mitral regurgitation.
These were the first cases using this innovative device in private hospitals in Singapore, and only the second centre - after the National Heart Centre of Singapore - outside of Japan to have access to this cutting-edge technology which has features that increase procedural safety.
We are happy to report that our patients are doing well, and we are looking forward to helping more patients in the future!

08/01/2025

We are proud to have successfully performed our first Renal Denervation procedure! This is a procedure that utilizes a minimally invasive catheter-based approach to deliver energy around the blood vessels leading into kidney to reduce the nerve activity, in a bid to lower the blood pressure in an individual. This will extend our portfolio of care to patients with resistant hypertension.

01/11/2024

We are privileged to be part of the launch of the new implantable loop recorder (ILR) - Biotronik Biomonitor IV. With extended longevity, enhanced detection and algorithms equipped with artificial intelligence to discriminate critical rhythms, we will be able to provide better care to our patients.

An implantable loop recorder is a device that is implanted under the skin on the chest that records the heartbeat continuously for up to 3-5 years. It's also called a cardiac event recorder. The device tells your care provider how the heart is beating while you do your daily activities. It is especially crucial for patients who have episodic palpitations and fainting spells suspectedly due to abnormal rhythms but not caught on traditional external devices such as a Holter rhythm monitor.
- Dr Kelvin Chua

The Heart & Vascular Centre (Gleneagles)
📍 Gleneagles Medical Centre: #09-02, S258499
📞 (65) 6539 9190 | 8832 8162
🌐 https://www.heartvascularcentre.com/

26/10/2024

Our patient who did TAVI 10 years ago and still going strong 👍

Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure that treats severe aortic stenosis. Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the opening of the aortic valve becomes narrowed, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest discomfort. Unlike conventional surgical valve replacement, TAVI does not need the chest to be cracked open and it can be performed on a beating heart, making it an attractive option -
Dr Paul Chiam.

The Heart & Vascular Centre
📍 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre: #08-06
📞 (65) 6735 3022 | 9664 0822
🌐 https://www.heartvascularcentre.com/

30/08/2024

Great evening spent sharing on the silent threats in our lives that can affect cardiovascular health.

20/08/2024

How much do you know about heart failure and cancer?

In the next episode of , Dr Lim Choon Pin from Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital joins us to share more about the link between heart failure and cancer.

Catch it live TOMORROW at 8am on Facebook or YouTube!

The BIG Show | Weekdays 6am - 10am

24/04/2024

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) is an implantable medical device placed just outside the rib cage that provides protection from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) yet leaving the heart and blood vessels untouched. This eliminates the potential for blood vessel injury, reduces the risk of systemic infection and avoids the complications of traditional leads that are placed inside the heart.

Dr Kelvin Chua successfully performed this procedure at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital on 2 patients with genetic heart disease. Thanks to a great team at the Cardiovascular Laboratory and support from Boston Scientific making this possible.

17/04/2024