Dr. Lim Tien Wei Jimmy Gordon

Dr Jimmy Lim is a cardiologist at Novena Heart Centre.

With over 20 years of experience, Dr Lim provides specialised care in the management and treatment of cardiac catheterisation, coronary angioplasty, stenting and early detection of coronary artery disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus and their role in heart disease.

Dr Lim did his postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, where he did further training in interventional cardiology, preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

Upon his training, Dr Lim returned to Singapore and became the former director of the invasive cardiac laboratory at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from 2004 till 2007. During his time there, he was the highest volume operator in Singapore for primary angioplasty (the use of balloon and stents for treating patients with acute heart attacks).

Dr Lim is also a visiting consultant to National University Hospital where he performs coronary angiography and angioplasty.

He has written numerous papers on hypertension and the importance of exercise in the prevention of coronary disease.

1. Lim JG, Shapiro EP, Vaidya D, Najjar SS, Turner KL, Bacher AC,Ouyang P, Stewart KJ. Sex differences in left ventricular function in older persons with mild hypertension. Am Heart J. 2005 Nov;150(5):934-40.

2. Lim JG, McAveney TJ, Fleg JL, Shapiro EP, Turner KL, Bacher AC, Ouyang P, Stewart KJ. Oxygen pulse during exercise is related to resting systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in older persons with mild hypertension. Am Heart J. 2005;150(5):941-6

3. Lim J, Hyun JK, Stewart KJ. Type 2 Diabetes in Singapore: the role of exercise training for its prevention and management. Singapore Med J. 2004 Feb;45(2):62-8. Review

4. Jimmy Lim, Hyun JK, Stewart KJ. Exercise Training: An essential lifestyle intervention for prevention and management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus American J Med and Sports. Oct 2003

5. Lim J, Lal S, Ng KC, Ng KS, Saha N,Heng CK. Variation of the platelet glycoprotein II b/ III a PL (A1/A2) allele frequencies in the three ethnic groups of Singapore. Int J Cardiol 2003;90:269-73

6. Lim J, Hawkins RC, Ng K, Chan SP, Cheng A, Ng KS. A preliminary study of the utility of combined cardiac markers in the evaluation of patients presenting early with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2002;31:772-6

7. Stewart KJ, Bacher AC, Turner K, Lim JG, Hees PS, Shapiro EP, Tayback M, Ouyang P.Exercise and risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome in older adults. Am J Prev Med. 2005 Jan;28(1):9-18

8. Lee CH, Lim J Type A aortic dissection: a hidden and lethal cause for failed thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2007 Jul;93(7):825

9. Lee CH, Lim J, Low A, Tan HC, Lim YT Late angiographic stent thrombosis of polymer based paclitaxel eluting stent. Heart. 2006 Apr;92(4):551-3

10. Lee CH, Low A, Lim J, Wong HB, Lim YT, Tan HC CYPHER versus TAXUS stent for bifurcation lesions beyond 30 days-long-term follow-up results. Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 2;117(3):422-4. Epub 2006 Aug 9