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Heart Institute’s Division Head of Cardiology Named Recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Lecturer Award in Cardiovascular Sciences

Congratulations, Dr. Rob Beanlands The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), in partnership with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, has named Dr. Rob Beanlands, Vered Chair and Division Head of Cardiology at the University of

Cannabis: It can be a heartbreaker

While some advocates contend marijuana is harmless, others are cautioning its long-term risks and benefits haven’t yet been carefully studied. One of the few things we do know is cannabis has notable effects on the heart, which, for some, are resulting in cardiovascular emergencies including heart

Online heart health calculators: Know your risk. Change your habits.

Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death, but there are many behaviours you can change to decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Online cardiovascular calculators, powered by big data and artificial intelligence (AI), are making it easier than ever before to help

An Epic Change for Smarter, More Efficient Health Care

Introducing a new electronic medical records system for improved patient care On June 1, the Ottawa Heart Institute will make the necessary switch to Epic Systems, a fully-integrated, patient-centered, electronic medical records (EMR) management tool which will help us provide smarter, more

Heart Institute Scientist Honoured with 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award

Scientist and Director of the Cardiometabolic microRNA Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Katey Rayner, PhD, has been awarded the 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award in Atherosclerosis/Lipoproteins. Continue reading »

Heart Institute Scientist Honoured with 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award

Congratulations Katey Rayner, PhD Scientist and Director of the Cardiometabolic microRNA Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Katey Rayner, PhD, has been awarded the 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award in Atherosclerosis/Lipoproteins from the American Heart

Big data: An algorithm for profound change in heart health

Canadians are living amid an explosion of information and innovation thanks to significant advances in data science and technology. Capable of seeing patterns in big data that would otherwise remain undetectable by humans, finding the proverbial needle in the haystack is now not only possible but

New Funding Announced For Ottawa Doctor to Explore On-the-Spot Heart Repairs Using Futuristic Hand-Held Technology

Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, and Director of the Bio-Nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Dr. Emilio Alarcon has been named a recipient of nearly $200,000 in research funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2018

New Funding Announced For Ottawa Doctor to Explore On-the-Spot Heart Repairs Using Futuristic Hand-Held Technology

Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, and Director of the Bio-Nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Dr. Emilio Alarcon has been named a recipient of nearly $200,000 in research funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2018

2019 Ottawa Region's Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year

Dr. Ngu had a tremendous year in 2018-19. Her research success this past year was exemplified by several papers published in high impact, peer reviewed specialty journals. Of note was a first-authored paper in the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery describing short and long term outcomes of