SUNRISE
HEARTBEAT CHRONICLES

When people look up heart disease Singapore, they are usually trying to answer something personal. They want to know how common heart disease really is here, and what prevention looks like in real life, not just on paper. Heart disease is widely recognised as a major health concern globally, and it is also consistently reported as one of the leading causes of death in Singapore. Population trends can raise awareness, but what matters most day to day is how your individual ris

Clinical insight from Dr Woo Jia Wei of Sunrise Heart Specialist Clinic. Watch his full interview on FindClinic.sg. It often starts with something small. A flutter in your chest during a meeting. Breathlessness after climbing the stairs you used to take for granted. A friend or colleague your age who has just had a cardiac scare. For a long time, heart disease felt like a problem for later. Something to worry about in your 50s or 60s. Something for older relatives, not for yo