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This 'savemylife.org' website exists to provide information regarding critical health issues especially heart related diseases. Although we are based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the event of a life threatening situation, we can to the best of our ability mobilise emergency evacuation by flight. For the moment, until further announcement, we work only with the National Heart Centre of Singapore.

While this is not the official website of the NATIONAL HEART CENTRE OF SINGAPORE, most of the material published on this website is mirrored from the official website of the Singapore National Heart Centre (NHC).

In the event of an emergency, patients who call on our services are immediately referred to the NATIONAL HEART CENTRE OF SINGAPORE for treatment.

NATIONAL HEART CENTRE OF SINGAPORE OFFERS HEART PATIENTS MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOT-ASSISTED MITRAL VALVE REPAIR SURGERY SINGAPORE – National Heart Centre Singapore (NHC) performs about 120 isolated valve surgeries a year of which two thirds are mitral valve repairs, using the conventional and minimally invasive procedure. Its mortality rate was only 1.92 percent, well below the international STS benchmark of 6 percent for mitral valve surgeries. Compared to the conventional procedure, the robotic cardiothoracic surgery performed with the aid of advanced robotic systems such as da Vinci has two benefits. Dr Chua Yeow Leng, a Senior Consultant for Cardiothoracic Surgery at NHC elaborates, “Recovery time is a big plus. Conventionally, a person who has to engage in strenuous activities can only return to work after three months. Now, with robotics, the same person can be fit for work within a month, and there will be much less pain and scarring.” By keeping the breastbone intact, robotics also reduces the chance for post-surgical complications, such as infection of the chest wall. Giving heart patients a better alternative With an ageing population, heart disease is fast becoming a global problem. According to Dr Chua, heart disease can involve the muscles, valves or arteries. “Today, we are looking for fast-track recovery from heart surgeries and that’s where robotics present a distinct advantage,” he says. At present, da Vinci offers the most effective and least invasive treatment option available. Surgeons operate through tiny openings in the chest, eliminating the need for sternotomy – a large incision through the breastbone or sternum.