About Dr Nandakumar Ramasami

Dr Nandakumar Ramasami received his Cardiology and Internal Medicine qualifications from the Royal College of Physicians and has served as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist in a substantive position in the UK. Dr Nandakumar worked as a Consultant Cardiologist in Croydon University Hospital, London before moving on to a substantive consultant post in the North Staffordshire and Goole NHS Trust. He then relocated to Singapore to work as a Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital with expertise in Interventional Cardiology, intra-vascular imaging, absorbable stents, CT coronary imaging and cardiac rehabilitation.

Presently, he is a Visiting Senior Consultant at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and National University Hospital (NUH). Dr Nandakumar was one of the first few cardiologists at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

Dr Nandakumar has a membership at the Ministry of Health, Health Technology Advisory subcommittee for Devices, and lectures at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine under the National University of Singapore (NUS).


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Phone: 62623616

Education

  • MBBS
  • MRCP
  • FRCP

Dr Nandakumar Ramasami offers the following treatments

  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • CT coronary imaging
  • Bioabsorbable stents
  • Intravascular imaging
  • Interventional cardiology (radial access)

Recent Answers

Which tests are recommended in an ex-smoker with chest pain?

Well done indeed! Stopping smoking is the best gift you have given yourself and your family this New Year! You probably feel a better sense of smell and taste. By now more oxygen is reaching your heart and muscles easily and your immune function and circulation are getting better. However it will still be a while before risk of heart disease drops significantly (up to 2 to 5 years) and will take longer (up to 10 to 15 years) to approach that of a non-smoker.

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Dr Nandakumar Ramasami

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How is the recovery process like after an angioplasty in Singapore?

Recovery time after an angioplasty is pretty similar in most parts of the globe. In terms of recovery we generally aim for a 4 to 6 week period to get back to full activity. Usually the cardiac rehabilitation team will come to meet you if you have been admitted with a heart attack and following the angioplasty procedure they will provide guidance on the do’s and dont’s.

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Dr Nandakumar Ramasami

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How do cardiologists determine what percentage of the coronary artery is blocked during an angiogram, and what is the significance of this?

The coronary angiogram is the current gold standard to establish the degree of coronary artery disease and with experience one can usually determine the stenosis with just “eyeballing”. However, I do use adjunct imaging inside the blood vessel itself, and this helps to clearly establish the area and character of the narrowing or stenosis in the coronary vessel. Evidence from trials clearly show that a narrowing is critical when it approaches 70% as it affects blood flow to the heart muscle.

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Dr Nandakumar Ramasami

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Recent Sessions

Heart Stents

Dr Nandakumar is one of the few cardiologists in Singapore who has worked as a consultant interventional cardiologist in a substantive position in the UK. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital specialising in Interventional Cardiology.

Practice

Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre 38 Irrawaddy Road #05-31 Singapore 329563

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* This profile has been last updated on March 5, 2021.