Letter to the Editor
Transcatheter mitral valve repair with the PASCAL precision system: First case in Singapore
Dear Editor,
Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity when left untreated.1 In patients who are not suitable for surgery, transcatheter...
“Making better clinical decisions: How doctors can recognise and reduce bias and noise in...
Dear Editor,
We read with great interest the recent commentary by Ng et al.1 and commend the authors for their timely and thoughtful synthesis of...
Medicolegal implications of advice for surgical treatment of breast cancer
Dear Editor,
I read with interest a letter by Ngaserin et al. published in the Annals.1 The acknowledgement that breast conservation treatment (BCT) for eligible...
Prognostic factors and outcomes of extremity necrotising fasciitis in Singapore
Dear Editor,
Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive infection that spreads across the fascial planes, leading to tissue necrosis and severe systemic toxicity.1 In...
Transcatheter aortic valve in transcatheter aortic valve: Clinical characteristics and outcomes
Dear Editor,
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an efficacious treatment for aortic stenosis (AS).1,2 With more TAVI performed in younger patients, concerns about durability/treatment...
STAT: Enhancing confidence in clinical data analysis
Dear Editor,
Access to statistical and graphical tools is fundamental to all clinical research for data analysis.1 However, subscription-based models and complex functionality of existing...
Family outcomes of the novel ECHO framework implemented in Singapore’s early intervention programme
Dear Editor,
About 200 million children in the world live with disability. Good quality early intervention (EI) improves the trajectory for developing life capabilities towards...
Fragility fractures of the lower limb beyond the hip: A descriptive prospective cohort study
Dear Editor,
There is an increased recognition that geriatric low-energy lower-limb fragility fractures may have comparatively significant morbidity and mortality as do geriatric hip fractures....
Postpartum urinary incontinence: Longitudinal risk factors and trajectories in Singapore
Dear Editor,
Postpartum urinary incontinence is common and continues to negatively impact quality of life. Few studies have provided longitudinal data on postpartum urinary incontinence...
“Machine learning to risk stratify chest pain patients with non-diagnostic electrocardiogram in an Asian...
Dear Editor,
I read with great interest the recent article by Lin et al. on machine learning-based risk stratification of chest pain patients with non-diagnostic...