MEDICAL
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL CENTRE OF THE YEAR IN ASIA PACIFIC
CAPITAL HEART CENTRE
Nestled in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital is Capital Heart Centre , a cardiology clinic dedicated to delivering prompt access to appointments , diagnostic services , and procedures tailored to their patients ’ requirements — from prevention to treatment . Capital Heart Centre is led by Dr Joshua Loh , a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist well-versed in all areas regarding heart health and whose expertise lies in complex coronary interventional procedures . He completed his advanced training in Interventional Cardiology in Washington , DC , and the US capital gave rise to the name , Capital Heart Centre .
Dr Joshua Loh believes that the heart is the most vital organ in the body and takes great passion in being a cardiologist . He explained that he chose this specialty because the heart fascinates him : “ It is intricate , complex , mechanically perfect , works tirelessly from when you are in the womb until your very last heartbeat in existence . The heart is like a beautiful house , with rooms , doors , electricity , plumbing , and with life flowing through it . It really represents each and every person , every heart is different and complex , and there is so much motivation and life outpouring from it ”.
Prior to his private practice , he spent almost two decades in public service as a Senior Consultant Cardiologist at the National University Heart Centre and Visiting Consultant at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital .
Dr Joshua Loh is highly experienced
Felicia Huang , Pearlynn Chin , Dr Joshua Loh , Valerie Lim ( from left to right )
in managing coronary artery disease with coronary interventions and in using contemporary technologies to evaluate and manage these conditions . He is proficient in providing coronary functional and physiology assessments using the flow wire , intracoronary imaging using Optical Coherence Tomography ( OCT ) and IntraVascular UltraSound ( IVUS ), performing complex coronary interventions such as left main disease , bifurcations , chronic total occlusions , bypass graft interventions , multivessel coronary angioplasty , and treating severely calcified coronary artery disease with specialised devices such as Rotational Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy .
In some cases , Dr Joshua Loh also performs Robotic Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ( R-PCI ). Taking advancements further , R-PCI provides a new approach to the procedure , allowing the cardiologist to remotely control technology to manipulate guidewires and catheter devices with greater depth perception , range of movement , and accuracy . This combines the cardiologist ’ s skill , critical thinking , and eye for detail with the precision of a machine .
Dr Loh commented , “ from a safer procedure access to various technological advancements , we are living in this exciting era where combating coronary artery disease is at the forefront of medical innovation and research . Together with antiplatelet medications and effective cardiovascular risk factor control , one should expect a very good long-term outcome with PCI ”. He strongly believes in the medical innovations of PCI , and how it has opened up treatment options to patients with complex CAD who , in the past , may only be treated with coronary bypass surgery ( CABG ) or medications alone .
Beyond his clinical work , Dr Loh regularly trains many specialist doctors from Singapore and abroad in Interventional Cardiology . He is often invited to chair , give lectures , and perform live case demonstrations in international cardiology meetings and conferences and is the associate course director of the prestigious AICT – AsiaPCR 2022 . Dr Loh is a regional case proctor for complex coronary interventions and has performed numerous teaching cases in Asia .
For more information , visit www . capitalheart . sg .
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