NUHCS - National University Heart Centre, Singapore

NUHCS - National University Heart Centre, Singapore Welcome to the official page of the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS).

Follow for the latest cardiac news and exciting heart-centric events. At the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS), our goal is to provide world class, specialised and dedicated cardiovascular healthcare services that incorporate the best skills, clinical practice and equipment to make a difference in the lives of our patients. In all that we do, improving patients' quality of life i

s central to our mission. Since our establishment, we have developed 6 Core Clinical Programmes and achieved 2 Peaks of Excellence, cementing NUHCS as a comprehensive and holistic national centre for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, complemented by long-term care and support groups for our patients. Comprising a team of internationally-recognised cardiologists and surgeons from the cardiothoracic and vascular specialties, NUHCS serves as a referral national centre for cardiothoracic and vascular conditions and provides a comprehensive approach to the treatment of these patients. The holistic patient-care approach is backed by leading translational research at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) and Cardiovascular Metabolic Translational Program, all of which complements these advanced quaternary clinical services to deliver state-of-the-art treatment solutions to the most challenging heart, lung and circulatory diseases. NUHCS ranked top in Singapore for 3 consecutive years, from 2022 - 2024, for the specialty of Cardiac Surgery in Newsweekโ€™s Worldโ€™s Best Hospital Award. Core Clinical Programmes:
1) Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy
2) Congenital & Structural Heart Disease
3) Womenโ€™s Heart Health
4) Acute Coronary Syndrome
5) Heart Rhythm
6) Vascular Medicine & Therapy

Peaks of Excellence:
1) Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme
2) Aortic Centre

Our services span across 4 locations to serve the western and central locations in Singapore:
- NUHCS Heart Clinic at National University Hospital (NUH) - Main Operations
- NUHCS Heart Clinic @ Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH)
- NUHCS Heart Clinic @ Jurong Medical Centre (JMC)
- NUHCS Heart Clinic @ Alexandra Hospital (AH)

๐‘ถ๐’“๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†, ๐’†๐’™๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’“๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† โคA call for help. A split-second decision. In moments of cardiac arrest, CPR and ...
29/04/2026

๐‘ถ๐’“๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†, ๐’†๐’™๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’“๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† โค

A call for help. A split-second decision. In moments of cardiac arrest, CPR and AED* use can mean the difference between life and death.

From a mother-and-son duo to an off-duty nurse, read more about how members of the NUHCS team bravely stepped up beyond the hospital walls โ€” taking swift action when it mattered most.

No hesitation, just lifesaving action. Their courage has earned them the SCDF Community First Responder Award.๐Ÿฅ‡

https://www.nuhcs.com.sg/docs/nuhcslibraries/content-document/heart-information/pulse-full-magazines/pulse_issue46.pdf?sfvrsn=93b104c9_10

*๐ถ๐‘ƒ๐‘… (๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›) ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ด๐ธ๐ท (๐ด๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ท๐‘’๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ) ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก-๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก, ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘’๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ.

27/04/2026

๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’๐’–๐’•๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œโ€ฆ ๐’๐’“ ๐’๐’๐’•? ๐Ÿค”

Watch as Dr Sim Hui Wen, Director of Cardiovascular Catheterisation Lab, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, NUHCS @ NTFGH, and Dr Christopher Koo, Consultant, Dept. of Cardiology, NUHCS @ NUH, react to trending workouts and share what actually helps your heart โค๏ธ

25/04/2026

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’“ Marathon ahead?

Maraton bakal tiba? Adj A/Prof Raymond Wong, Head, Dept. of Cardiology, NUHCS, menerangkan bagaimana untuk mengetahui sama ada jantung anda sudah bersedia!

๐‘จ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’“๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐ŸฅฐA big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday at the โ€œ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐„๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ:...
21/04/2026

๐‘จ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’“๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐Ÿฅฐ

A big thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday at the โ€œ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐„๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒโ€ event, organised by Jurong Medical Centre, in collaboration with NUHCS!

From expert cardiac tips by Dr Eugene Tan, Consultant, Dept. of Cardiology, NUHCS, on pulse checking ๐Ÿซ€ to energising cardio workouts and a delicious live cooking demo - what a morning it was!

Tap to catch the highlights ๐Ÿ‘‰

๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’†๐’™๐’• ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’๐’–๐’• โœ…๐Ÿ’“Heat, illness, and fatigue can affect how your body performs - so follow these tips...
20/04/2026

๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’†๐’™๐’• ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’๐’–๐’• โœ…๐Ÿ’“

Heat, illness, and fatigue can affect how your body performs - so follow these tips to keep your workout safe and enjoyable for both you and your heart.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe for simple tips to protect your heart while staying active.

๐‘ฏ๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’†๐’™๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†? ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’“Not every workout needs to leave you breathless. The key to heart health is no...
16/04/2026

๐‘ฏ๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’†๐’™๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†? ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’“

Not every workout needs to leave you breathless. The key to heart health is not going all out - it is knowing when to push and when to pace.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe to try the Talk Test and find your sweet spot!

๐Ÿ† Congratulations to ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’๐’‰ ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’ˆ, Director of Research and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, NUHCS, a...
15/04/2026

๐Ÿ† Congratulations to ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’๐’‰ ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’ˆ, Director of Research and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, NUHCS, and Associate Chairman Medical Board, National University Hospital - NUH, on being honoured with the 2026 Navin C. Nanda International Service Award โ€” the first and only Singaporean cardiologist to receive a Distinguished Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

The Navin C. Nanda International Service Award - named in honour of Dr Navin C. Nanda - recognises outstanding contributions to cardiovascular medicine and international service, honouring individuals who have advanced cardiovascular care throughout the world. ๐ŸŒŽ

๐Ÿ”— Read more in the following articles:
Medical Channel Asia : https://medicalchannelasia.com/press-release/prof-poh-kian-keong-is-singapores-only-recipient-of-the-american-college-of-cardiologys-2026-distinguished-awards/

Lianhe Zaobao ่”ๅˆๆ—ฉๆŠฅ : https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260414-8892000
(Note: article in Mandarin)

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’” ๐Ÿ‘ฃStaying active is not just about fitness. It is one of the best ways to support your heart and overal...
14/04/2026

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’” ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

Staying active is not just about fitness. It is one of the best ways to support your heart and overall well-being โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe to see how exercise helps your heart!

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐Ÿ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐Ÿ’ ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ, ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™จ?On Every Body Knowsใ€ŠๅŒป่Šๅคงๅฐไบ‹ใ€‹Med...
13/04/2026

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐Ÿ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐Ÿ’ ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ, ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™จ?

On Every Body Knowsใ€ŠๅŒป่Šๅคงๅฐไบ‹ใ€‹Mediacorp, Prof Tan Huay Cheem, Senior Advisor, NUHCS, breaks down what hypertension is and what you can do to protect your health in the long term. โœ…

๐Ÿ‘‰ Watch part 1 of the episode here:
๐Ÿ”— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgM-64IMkUI
(Note: video in Mandarin)

11/04/2026

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’“ Marathon ahead?

ๅœจไธบ้ฉฌๆ‹‰ๆพๅ‡†ๅค‡ๅ—๏ผŸๆฅ่ฎฉๆจๆ™บๆฆ†ๅŒป็”Ÿ๏ผŒๅฟƒ่„ๅบทๅค็ง‘ไธปไปป๏ผŒๅ›ฝๅคงๅฟƒ่„ไธญๅฟƒ (NUHCS)๏ผŒ่ฎฒ่งฃๅฆ‚ไฝ•ๅˆคๆ–ญๆ‚จ็š„ๅฟƒ่„ๆ˜ฏๅฆๅทฒๅšๅฅฝๅ‡†ๅค‡๏ผ

๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’? ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธHow hard is too hard? ๐Ÿ‘€ Your heart has a limit - are you listening to it?โค๏ธ Max heart...
09/04/2026

๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’? ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

How hard is too hard? ๐Ÿ‘€ Your heart has a limit - are you listening to it?

โค๏ธ Max heart rate = your guide.
โš ๏ธ Warning signs? Donโ€™t ignore them.

Before you push your limits, consider a pre-participation heart screening to train safely and confidently.

Run smarter, not just harder.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe this before your next run

๐Ÿ”— Find out more: https://www.nuhcs.com.sg/our-services/specialties/sports-cardiology

๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’–๐’‘ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธThank you to everyone who joined us at the โ€œBoost Heart Health with Exerciseโ€ publ...
06/04/2026

๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’–๐’‘ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the โ€œBoost Heart Health with Exerciseโ€ public health talk at the National University Health System - NUHS Health Together Carnival!

Dr Benjamin Tung, Consultant, Dept. of Cardiology, NUHCS, shared practical tips on how to exercise smarter for a stronger, healthier heart. Attendees also enjoyed interactive wellness booths, stage performances, and basic health screenings for blood pressure and BMI.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe to see the highlights from this heart-healthy day!

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