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Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Artery Disease - How to prevent?

How can you prevent coronary artery disease?

You can prevent or slow down coronary artery disease by improving the health of your heart and blood vessels. Here are some heart-healthy activities:

  • Exercise at least 150 minutes a week, with moderate intensity exercise
  • Get six to eight hours of sleep daily
  • Take two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables daily
  • Achieve and maintain a healthy BMI (Body Mass Index). The healthy range for Asians is from 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2.
  • Stop or not start on smoking

For more information on heart health activities and nutrition guide, visit our 'Guide for Patients with Coronary Atherosclerosis' here.


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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

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

Tan Wei Chieh Jack  Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Tan Wei Chieh Jack

Deputy Chief Executive Officer& Senior Consultant

MBBS (S’pore), M Med (Internal Medicine), MRCP (UK), FAMS, FESC, FACC, MBA

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology

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

Yap Jiunn Liang Jonathan Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Yap Jiunn Liang Jonathan

Senior Consultant

MBBS, MRCP (UK), M Med (Int Med), MPH, FAMS (Cardiology), FACC, FESC, FAsCC, ASCeXAM (Testamur), GDip (Pall Med)

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

Keh Yann Shan Dr

Dr Keh Yann Shan

Consultant

​MD (Malaysia), MMed (Int Med), MRCP (UK)

Clinical Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

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