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Chest Pain

Chest Pain - Causes and Risk Factors

What can cause chest pain?

Heart attack is one of the most feared causes of chest pain. However, there are other causes of chest pain which are not related to the heart, such as:

  • Muscle ache or strain
  • Chest infection or prolonged coughing
  • Heartburn or acid reflux
  • Stress or anxiety
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Chong Thuan Tee Daniel Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Chong Thuan Tee Daniel

Head & Senior Consultant

​MBBS, MRCP(UK), FAMS

Clinical Interests: Electrophysiology & Pacing

Muhammad Bin Idu Jion Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Muhammad Bin Idu Jion

Consultant

​MBBS (Spore), M Med (Int Med), MRCP (UK), FAMS

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Chin Chee Yang Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Chin Chee Yang

Senior Consultant

MBChB, MRCP (UK), MSc in Clinical Education
ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology

Fam Jiang Ming Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Fam Jiang Ming

Senior Consultant

MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), M Med (Int Med), FAMS, FACC, FESC, FASCC, Ph.D

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology

Go Yun Yun Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Go Yun Yun

Senior Consultant

MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), MCI, FACC, FESC, FASE, FSCMR

Clinical Interests: Echocardiography, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Transthoracic Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography (Dobutamine and Bicycle Ergometer), Cardio-Oncology

Koh Tian Hai Clin Prof

Clin Prof Koh Tian Hai

Emeritus Consultant & Senior Consultant

​MBBS, M.MED (Int. Med)

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology

Loh Xingyuan Julian Kenrick Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Loh Xingyuan Julian Kenrick

Senior Consultant

BA, MB BCh BAO (Hons) (Ireland), MRCP (Ireland), MRCP (UK), ASCeXAM (Testamur), GDip (Pall Med), FAMS (Cardiology)

Clinical Interests: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Heart Transplant

Mohammed Rizwan Amanullah Dr

Dr Mohammed Rizwan Amanullah

Senior Consultant

MBBS, MMed, MRCP(UK), FAMS Cardiology

Clinical Interests: Echocardiography

Ng Choon Ta Adj Asst Prof

Adj Asst Prof Ng Choon Ta

Senior Consultant

​MBBS, M Med (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FRCP, FACC, FESC, ICOS Board Certified in Cardio Oncology

Clinical Interests: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Cardiomyopathy, Cardio-Oncology

Wong Sung Lung Aaron Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Wong Sung Lung Aaron

Deputy Chief Executive Officer& Senior Consultant

MBBS (Melbourne), MRCP (UK), FAMS, FSCAI

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology

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