Singapore, Sept 17, 2008: Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona USA, via its international development arm Arizona Heart International, has partnered Singapore-based Novena Heart Center to provide cardiovascular services to patients in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region.
"Arizona Heart Institute has been on the forefront of advancing the field of cardiovascular medicine and we are excited to bring our clinical expertise to patients in Singapore and the surrounding region," said Dr Edward B. Diethrich, founder and medical director of Arizona Heart Institute and Arizona Heart Hospital.
The new alliance will provide for a greater scope of cardiac services to patients in the region, plus provide access to state-of-the-art cardiac procedures.
"We are proud to be in partnership with Arizona Heart Institute in developing and providing cardiac services to patients in Singapore and the region. Arizona Heart Institute has pioneered many innovative programs including the Diethrich Program that uses lifestyle modification techniques to prevent occurrence of cardiac events. We hope that through this partnership, we can leverage the research and clinical experience of Arizona Heart Institute to provide the best available care for cardiac patients in the Asia-Pacific region," said Mr Kenneth Ng, co-founder of Novena Heart Center.
"Arizona Heart International is quite fortunate to be partnering with Novena Heart Center in the establishment of our first venture in Southeast Asia. Our common goal is to provide a true multi-disciplinary approach to cardiovascular disease while focusing on delivering the highest quality care which is consistent with Arizona Heart Institute's almost 40 year history," said Mr Tad Diethrich, chief executive officer of Arizona Heart International.
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