Review Article
Risk Assessment Models in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Their Applicability in Singapore
Strategies for managing cardiovascular disease are evolving rapidly. This evolution and improvement in care is responsible for reducing mortality especially in patients presenting with...
Current Trends in Diagnostic Biomarkers of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have led to the marked increase in development of biomarkers for diagnosis,...
Update on Clinical Imaging of Coronary Plaque in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) encompasses the clinical spectrum of unstable angina (UA) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Most ACS are precipitated by luminal thrombi...
Panic Attack and its Correlation with Acute Coronary Syndrome – More Than Just a...
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening condition which benefits from prompt evaluation and proper treatment, such that it would be considered negligent for...
Research on Psychoneuroimmunology: Does Stress Influence Immunity and Cause Coronary Artery Disease?
In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in exploring the relationship between psychological stress and various health conditions. An enlarging body of evidence...
Interventional Management of Chronic Pain
Chronic non-cancer pain is a common clinical condition afflicting 15% (2% to 40%) of the population with 13% of them experiencing some form of...
Rationale for Redefining Obesity in Asians
Obesity is a condition characterised by an excess of body fats. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 1.6 billion overweight...
Cardiovascular Risks Associated With Obesity in Children and Adolescents
The prevalence of obesity has risen by three-folds or more in many countries since 1980. In 2005, it was estimated that globally there are...
Medical Management of Obesity and its Complications
Overweight and obesity are common in many countries throughout the world, and their prevalence is increasing not just in developed countries but also in...
The Role of Leptin-Melanocortin System and Human Weight Regulation: Lessons from Experiments of Nature
Obesity predisposes to significant morbidities and premature mortality, and the increasing obesity prevalence all over the world has been attributed to industrialisation and modernisation...