Look after your heart 守护您的心脏
How to spot the warning signs, know your risks, keep your heart healthy, and follow heart health news from Singapore. 了解心脏病的警示症状与风险因素，养成护心习惯，并关注新加坡的心脏健康资讯。
of all deaths in Singapore in 2025 were from heart disease and stroke, which is about 23 people every day. 是 2025 年新加坡因心脏病和中风死亡的人数占总死亡人数的比例，相当于每天约 23 人。
Source: Singapore Heart Foundation, citing the Report on Registration of Births and Deaths 2025. 资料来源：新加坡心脏基金会，引用《2025 年出生与死亡登记报告》。
Know the signs of a heart attack 认识心脏病发作的症状
- Chest pain, pressure, tightness or discomfort that lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back.胸口疼痛、压迫感、紧绷或不适，持续数分钟以上，或时好时坏。
- Pain spreading to the arm, shoulder, neck, jaw or back.疼痛蔓延至手臂、肩膀、颈部、下巴或背部。
- Shortness of breath, with or without chest pain.呼吸急促，可伴随或不伴随胸痛。
- Cold sweat, nausea, light-headedness or unusual tiredness.冒冷汗、恶心、头晕或异常疲倦。
Women, older adults and people with diabetes may have milder or less typical symptoms, such as breathlessness, indigestion-like discomfort or fatigue, without obvious chest pain. 女性、年长者及糖尿病患者的症状可能较轻微或不典型，例如气喘、类似消化不良的不适或疲倦，而没有明显的胸痛。
What raises your risk 哪些因素会增加风险
Many of the biggest risk factors cause no symptoms at all, so the only way to know is to get checked. 许多主要风险因素完全没有症状，唯有接受检查才能得知。
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High blood pressure高血压
Strains the heart and damages blood vessels over time.长期加重心脏负担，损害血管。
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High cholesterol高胆固醇
Builds up as plaque that narrows the arteries.在血管壁积聚成斑块，使动脉变窄。
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Diabetes糖尿病
High blood sugar damages the blood vessels that supply the heart.高血糖会损害供应心脏的血管。
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Smoking吸烟
Damages artery walls and makes blood more likely to clot.损害动脉血管壁，并使血液更容易凝结。
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Inactivity缺乏运动
Regular movement helps control weight, blood pressure and blood sugar.规律运动有助控制体重、血压和血糖。
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Excess weight体重过重
Especially around the waist, linked to higher blood pressure and blood sugar.尤其是腹部脂肪，与血压和血糖升高有关。
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Age年龄
Risk rises as we get older, which makes regular checks more important.风险随年龄增长而上升，定期检查更显重要。
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Family history家族病史
Tell your doctor if a close relative had heart disease at a young age.若直系亲属在年轻时患有心脏病，请告知医生。
Small steps that add up 积少成多的护心小步骤
- Move most days多数日子保持活动Brisk walking counts. Build up gradually if you are just starting.快走也算。刚开始运动者可循序渐进。
- Eat less salt, sugar and fried food减少盐、糖和油炸食物Ask for less gravy and sauce at the hawker centre, and choose wholegrains, vegetables and fruit.在小贩中心可要求少汁少酱，多选全谷类、蔬菜和水果。
- Stop smoking戒烟It is never too late. Ask us about support to quit.任何时候戒烟都不嫌晚。欢迎向我们咨询戒烟支援。
- Sleep well and manage stress睡眠充足，管理压力Both affect blood pressure and overall heart health.两者都会影响血压及整体心脏健康。
- Take medicines as prescribed按医嘱服药If you are on treatment for blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes, keep up with it and your follow-up visits.若正在治疗高血压、高胆固醇或糖尿病，请坚持服药并按时复诊。
Heart health news from Singapore 新加坡心脏健康资讯
- National Heart Centre Singapore launches Singapore's first Asian-focused translational research centre and cardiothoracic surgery professorship A new research centre, CIPHER, will study heart disease using heart cells grown from Asian patients' blood samples, so that research better reflects patients in our region.新成立的研究中心 CIPHER 将利用亚洲患者血液样本培养的心肌细胞研究心脏病，使研究更贴近本区域患者。 Read at source阅读原文
- National Heart Week/World Heart Day 2026 This year's theme was "Fit for All Ages", with exercise sessions, heart health talks and CPR+AED training at Heartbeat@Bedok, close to the clinic.今年主题为"Fit for All Ages"，活动包括运动课程、心脏健康讲座及心肺复苏与 AED 培训，地点在诊所附近的 Heartbeat@Bedok。 Read at source阅读原文
- Mapping heart regeneration genes could pave the way for new treatments for heart disease Researchers tracked which genes switch on and off as transplanted stem-cell heart muscle cells settle into damaged hearts. It is early-stage research that may guide future treatments.研究人员追踪干细胞衍生的心肌细胞移植到受损心脏后，哪些基因被启动或关闭。这是早期研究，或可为未来治疗提供方向。 Read at source阅读原文
Headlines link to the original publishers. The summaries are our own. Medicare Clinic is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organisations. 标题链接至原发布机构，摘要由本诊所撰写。医保诊所与上述机构并无隶属或背书关系。
Trusted Singapore sources可靠的新加坡资讯来源
- Singapore Heart Foundation新加坡心脏基金会Heart health information, events and CPR+AED training.心脏健康资讯、活动及心肺复苏与 AED 培训。
- National Heart Centre Singapore国家心脏中心Conditions, treatments and research news from Singapore's national heart centre.新加坡国家心脏中心的疾病、治疗及研究资讯。
- HealthHubThe Ministry of Health's portal for health information and services.卫生部的健康资讯与服务平台。
This page is general health information and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please see a doctor about your own health. In an emergency, call 995. 本页内容仅为一般健康资讯，不能取代医疗建议。如有个人健康问题，请咨询医生。如遇紧急情况，请拨打 995。