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2024/07/29

Bridging Hearts, Inspiring Excellence

Advancing Cardiology Across Borders at AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

PULSE Issue 42 | February 2024

Prof Tan Huay Cheem speaking at the Asia PCR

Held from 21 to 23 September 2023 at Suntec City Convention Centre, the Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT)-AsiaPCR 2023 conference saw an impressive turnout of more than 700 participants gathered together, with NUHCS being the founding institution of this global meeting and Prof Tan Huay Cheem, Senior Advisor, NUHCS, as one of the founding Course Directors.

Coming together to uncover the best practices in cardiovascular care across Southeast Asia and beyond, this in-person congress served as a platform for industry partners, experts, clinicians, and researchers to enhance their practical skillsets and exchange insightful perspectives on the advancements in the field.

Featuring more than 300 distinguished faculties and presenters, this conference provided a comprehensive exploration of essential topics in the diagnosis and treatment of different cardiac conditions, allowing participants to gain valuable insights and broaden their exposure in improving patient outcomes.

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The NUHCS team showcased four live demonstrations of complex coronary intervention procedures, each led by two interventionalists. The procedures highlighted various state-of-the-art techniques including the Impella percutaneous support system, physiology- and intravascular imaging-guided interventions, and the treatment of coronary heart disease. In addition, as the first institution in the Asia-Pacific region to provide a systematic team-based treatment for acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE), the NUHCS structural team led by Dr Ivandito Kuntjoro, Director of  Structural Heart Programme, Department of Cardiology, NUHCS, were also invited to present their local data, results, and procedural techniques at the first dedicated PE session of this conference.

Prof Tan receiving the Chien Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

During the event, Prof Tan was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chien Foundation, in recognition of his pivotal role in actively advancing the local development of interventional cardiology. Beyond his significant support in the research and teaching of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Prof Tan has also conducted over 10,000 operations while continuing to train thousands of doctors worldwide. These remarkable contributions spanning more than 30 years were recognised and commended with this prestigious accolade at the AICT-AsiaPCR 2023 meeting. Drawing delegates from the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, the AICT-AsiaPCR congress remains a source of inspiration for the emerging generations of doctors through shared professional experience, technical expertise, defined techniques and advanced technologies with the latest research and innovations.

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