Original Article
Wash-out of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Quantitative Region of Interest Analysis on CT
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. It is estimated to cause approximately half a million deaths annually and...
Quality of Life in Pathological Gamblers in a Multiethnic Asian Setting
Pathological gambling is categorized under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV-TR) as an impulse control disorder not elsewhere classified....
Gynaecologic Robot-Assisted Cancer and Endoscopic Surgery (GRACES) in a Tertiary Referral Centre
Hysterectomy is the most common major gynaecologic operation. Over 600,000 hysterectomies are performed annually in the US. In Singapore, almost 9000 hysterectomies are performed...
TT Genotype of the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphism is an Important Determinant for Homocysteine...
Stroke is the major cause of adult disability in developing countries. Traditional risk factors contribute up to 69% of the total risk of ischaemic...
Attenuation of Stress-based Ventricular Contractility in Patients with Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction
Heart failure (HF) is a major health care burden: it is the leading cause of hospitalisation in persons older than 65 years, and confers...
Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Sets for Diabetes Mellitus: A Malaysian Perspective
In Malaysia, the National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS III) showed an increase in adult (aged 18 to 64 years old) onset diabetes...
Incidence and Risk Factors for Development of New-onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation
The development of new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious metabolic complication of kidney transplantation that predisposes patients to graft dysfunction, cardiovascular disease...
Home-Based Advance Care Programme is Effective in Reducing Hospitalisations of Advanced Heart Failure Patients:...
Advanced heart failure (HF) is a debilitating chronic disease that negatively impacts patients’ quality of life (QOL) and is associated with high mortality rates....
Hypertension Management and Lifestyle Changes Following Screening for Hypertension in an Asian Low Socioeconomic...
Hypertension is a major health burden;1 however, treatment and control remain poor especially amongst urban populations and in particular, disadvantaged urban communities. In Asian...
Recognition and Treatment of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests by Non-Emergency Ambulance Services in Singapore
The survival rates to hospital discharge from out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Singapore, which is reported to be 2.0%,1 is comparable to other...