Experience & Expertise

Key Statistics

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) set up the heart transplant programme in 1990.

Till date, over 100 heart transplants have been carried out, giving recipients a new lease of life.

The NHCS is the only healthcare institution in Singapore that carries out heart transplantations.

Key Milestones, Research & Innovation

1990 – First heart transplant in Singapore

2001 – Introduction of mechanical circulatory support as bridge‑to‑transplant

2009 – First HeartMate II™ implantation

2012 – First HeartWare HVAD™

2015 – First HeartMate 3™ LVAD

2022 – Southeast Asia’s youngest LVAD implantation (13‑year‑old)

2024 – First HeartMate 3™ BiVAD implantation

Programme marks 35 years of transplantation in 2025

NHCS has driven advancements in mechanical circulatory support, minimally invasive LVAD implantation, and innovative heart‑failure therapies.

NHCS continues to expand technological capabilities, including percutaneous stenting of LVAD outflow graft blockages (2025).