National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM)

The history of the National Heart Association is also the history of the growth and development of cardiology as a specialty in the country. The latter is closely associated with improvements in the socio-economic standards of the population and increased public demand for a better service for the community.

Among the several factors that prompted the growth of cardiology and became the stimulus for the start of NHAM are the growth and development of private medicine, the increasing influence of American Cardiology and the discovery and practice of selective coronary angiography, CABG surgery, and later coronary angioplasty.

Mission:
To promote quality cardiovascular care through education & research; and to influence health care policies.

Vision:
To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Malaysia.