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Volume 42, Number 9 September 2013

New Insights into Mechanisms of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Journey of 100 Years

In Singapore, there were 7813 patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Year 2011, among whom 2100 (26.9%) had ST-segment elevation...

Pharmacogenetics and its Relevance to Clinical Practice

Pharmacogenetics is aimed at elucidating the influence of genetic variations on drug response. Genetic variations, of which single-nucleotide polymorphisms are the most common, can affect...

Coronary Artery Calcification Across Ethnic Groups in Singapore

Coronary artery calcification (CAC), as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerosis and has been shown to be predictive...

Effect of Location of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Survival Outcomes

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) are an important health issue in Singapore with an incidence of 798 per year based on data from 2001 to...

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...