Our Milestones

 

2008

December

1st Press conference of NUHCS in December

May

In May 2008, we yield the results of a project that we started in October 2007, "Improving the inpatient discharge process by providing Cardiac TCU appointment at point of discharge". This project also clinched the merit award at the NUG quality week poster competition.

The Department of CTVS was honoured to have Prof David Campbell from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA visit as NHG HMDP Expert in Vascular Surgery from the 16th till the 20th of May, 2008.

April

2nd Asia Pacific VTE (venous thromboembolism) training program was held from 15th to 17th April 2008 at the Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgery Training Centre at NUH.

2 sessions of Venous Preceptorship Programme was held in April and August 08 under the chairmanship of A/Prof Peter Robless

March

NUHS announced the MOH approved official name of the CardioVascular Centre as "National Heart Centre, Singapore" (NUHCS) in March

Singapore hosted the 16th Annual Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) held from 13-16 Match 2008 under the Chairmanship of Professor Lee Chuen-Neng.

2007

December

1st Singapore-Asia Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) Course

November

The New NUH Angiography Centre was opened on 11 November 2007 by NUH CEO Chua Song Khim.

October

In October 2007, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, the Minister of Health announced the setting up of a second national CardioVascular Centre at the National University Hospital (NUH).

September

A/Prof Tan Huay Cheem chaired the National Heart Week organized by the Singapore Heart Foundation held at VivoCity on 29 & 30 September 2007.

The inaugural Singapore Venous Forum jointly organized by the Department of CTVS and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was held from 20-22 September 2007, attended by over 140 delegates and speakers from 14 countries.

August

Formation of NUHS announced by Ministry of Health (MOH) in August

3rd Echo Singapore Meeting was held in August 2007 under the able leadership of A/Prof Ling Lieng Hsin and Dr Bijoy Khandheria from Mayo Clinic, USA.

April

Heart Failure Symposium for patients and caregivers was held on 28 April 2007.

 

2006

Accredited by The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) for Vascular Training Programme

1st Overseas PCI Live Transmission

October

We hosted and conducted the inaugural Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty Update Course at the Clinical Research Centre, National University of Singapore on the 17th and 18th of October 2006.

July

Transmitted three live interventional cases to Tokyo at the TOPIC (Tokyo Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventional Conference), which was held from the 20th to the 22nd of July 2006 at Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, Tokyo, Japan.

Annual GP Symposium was conducted in July 2006 and attended by 120 GPs.

 June

1st Siemens-NUH Simulator Course In Interventional Cardiology. This was held on the 3rd & 4th of June this year and was attended by 15 delegates from around the Asia-Pacific region

Held Charity Treadmill Challenging at National University Hospital on 30th of June 2006.

April

Multi-slice (64-slice) Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography was introduced on the 1st of April in 2006, a collaborative project between Department of Diagnostic Imaging and the Cardiac Department.

Our cardiac catheterisation laboratory acquired a new state-of-theart biplane flat panel imaging system for use in diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures.

The Heart Institute at NUH was one of the seven centres around the world that was invited to provide 'live' case transmissions via satellite in the 2006 Angioplasty Summit held in Seoul, Korea this April.

Live transmission to the Transcatheter Therapeutics Asia Pacific course during a 3-day interventional meeting held on the 26–28th of April 2006 at the Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, Korea.

Founded and organised the 1st Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT) Meeting - a regional meeting which showcases the basics and latest advances in coronary intervention technology through live demonstrations by renowned operators, didactic lectures and interactive sessions with experts.

Organised Echo Singapore 2005 - World experts in cardiac ultrasound and imaging were brought together again for three days during Echo Singapore 2005. This event was jointly organized by The Heart Institute (THI) and National Heart Center (NHC) together with the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, U.S.A.) with support from the Singapore Cardiac Society.

Introduced the non-invasive coronary angiography service

Invited to operate in 103 Military Hospital of Hanoi, the Viet-Tiep Hospital of Hai Phong and the Heart Institute in Ho Chi Min City

Cardiovascular Magnetic Imaging Service

Adoption of Melrose Home (Children's Aid Society)

On 30 July 2005, The Adult Congenital Heart Programme hosted a "Pulmonary Hypertension" Conference at National University Hospital.

To commemorate the National University Hospital's 20th anniversary and to support the national campaign for healthy living, the Department of Cardiology hosted a charity treadmill challenge, on the 15th July 2005.

2004

Launch of Adult Congenital Heart Programme - a first of such specialised service in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Opening of Clinic H to provide dedicated care for our heart patients.

Organised the 1st Singapore Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (SICT) Meeting.

Won national accolade for Cardiology Information System

2003

 
Accredited by The Royal College of Surgeon Edinburgh (RCSE) for Higher Training Programme

Assisted in setting up the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erebouni Medical Centre in Yerevan, Armenia. Invited to assist in an operation on the opening of their Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery on 11 October 2003.

2002

 
Organised the 1st International Echo Singapore Meeting.

Opening of our Marfan Clinic, specially dedicated to screen Marfan syndrome and care for patients with the syndrome.

Expansion of Cardiothoracic Operating Theatre

HSDP funded Heart Failure Disease Management Programme

HSDP funded Congenital Heart Disease Programme

24-hour Primary Angioplasty Service

2001

Opening of Cardiac Centre to better serve an increased patient volume within a conducive environment, coupled with modern cardiovascular expertise.

Expansion of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

The Heart Institute (THI) @ National University Hospital was formed

Cardiovascular Digital Imaging System

1st Initiated Multicentre Randomised Study in Singapore

1997

Opening of a 12-bed Coronary Care Unit, equipped with modern intensive monitoring devices.

1989

Cardiac Department, National University Hospital was formed.

1986

Setup of non-invasive and invasive cardiac laboratories to offer diagnostic procedures and specialised treatment for our heart patients.

1985

In 1985, NUS moved to NUH@Kent Ridge Campus. Division of Cardiology was formed within Department of Medicine (1986 to 1989). Cardiac surgery, coronary angioplasty and ambulatory blood pressure were introduced.

1981

Electrophysiology started in NUH

1980

Two-dimensional echocardiography started in NUH

1976

 
M-mode echocardiography started in NUH

1967

Coronary Care Unit (CCU) was established and set up at Medical Unit II (subsequently University Department of Medicine II) at the Outram Road General Hospital, which is now the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

1964

The University cardiologists led important breakthroughs and progress in cardiology at that time. These included the introduction of cardiac catheterization in 1964

1960s

The University department  has been at the forefront of the development of Cardiology since the late 1960s, and has been active in leading Singapore in the growth and development of the specialty.

While there was no official University Department of Cardiology at the then University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore), most of the teaching, research and services were carried out by the 2 University medical units at SGH, Department of Medicine I and II.

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