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Singapore Cardiologist
21/11/2012 12:55
Cardiovascular disease is among the most common illnesses that plague the population of Singapore. With coronary heart disease being the second leading cause of morbidity in the country, it is just very important to visit a reliable cardiologist regularly. This way, you can gauge how healthy your...
Bypass Surgery
21/11/2012 12:54
Surgery is often the treatment that is conducted to persons suffering from heart disease that has gone from bad to worse. This is because the heart, as a multi-chambered organ, is already complex in its own right, and foreign intervention proves the best way to give it a fix.
But of...
Cardiovascular Hybrid OR Suite
21/11/2012 12:53
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital is proud to introduce its cardiovascular Hybrid OR Suite. It has the first in Asia, Philips Allura Xper FD20 Flexmove Xray imaging system in combination with a real OR table, which provides significant advantages in the treatment of patients requiring complex...
Congenital Heart Disease
21/11/2012 12:52
Congenital heart disease refers to a range of heart defects that are present at birth, wherein there is a malformation in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels.
These defects may involve the interior walls of the heart, the valves inside the heart, and the arteries and veins that...
Diabetic Heart Disease
21/11/2012 12:51
Diabetic heart disease refers to heart disease that develops in people who have diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic medical condition characterised by high levels of sugar in the blood.
Diabetes causes injury to the arteries, making them more susceptible to damage from hypertension and...
Heart Attack
21/11/2012 12:50
Heart attack is one of the leading causes of death in the world. In Singapore, it is the second killer disease after cancer. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time and the heart muscle is damaged or dies.
Most heart attacks are...
What are Cardiovascular Diseases?
21/11/2012 12:49
The World Health Organisation Fact Sheet January 2011 has stated that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally. More people die annually from cardiovascular diseases then from any other causes. There is an estimated 17.1 million people who died from cardiovascular...
Why is Cardiovascular (Heart) Risk Screening Important?
21/11/2012 12:45
The rationale for an active approach to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases is firmly based on five observations (modified from European Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Clinical Practice, 2003, 2007):
CVD is the major cause of premature death in most developed countries worldwide....
Be a Talent Magnet
20/11/2012 14:20
Just like any strong consumer brand, a great employer brand can do wonders for your recruitment and retention strategy
A bag by any other name is still a bag - unless it is a Bottega Veneta or Hermes. In today’s consumerist market, a brand is everything, which explains why many...
Retain your best people
20/11/2012 14:19
Employee retention is key to long-term health and success of an organization
Higher life expectancy of older workers coupled with declining birth rates mean that employer today are facing a serious talent crunch. Companies agree that such situations stress the magnitude of not only attracting...