SUNRISE
HEARTBEAT CHRONICLES

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

Heart screening can sound simple. Do a few tests, get an answer, move on. In practice, heart screening in Singapore is not one single test, and it cannot rule out every heart condition. What matters most is whether screening fits your symptoms and risk profile, and whether the tests chosen match the clinical question. This article explains what heart screening may involve in Singapore, what it can detect, where its limits are, and when a clinical review may be appropriate. K

Heart screening and preventive cardiology are essential for maintaining optimal heart health. They involve a series of tests and measures.