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Despite continuous improvements in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with valvular heart disease, cardiologists believe heart valve disease represents the next cardiovascular epidemic. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is establishing an endowment fund for heart

All exercise is good, and some is better than none, but the health benefits of Nordic walking are superior, study finds. Cardiovascular rehab programs and exercise in general is known to improve the health of people with heart disease. However, less is known about whether such improvements are

Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute scientists - Emilio Alarcon, PhD, and Erin Mulvihill, PhD – will work on important projects receiving federal funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE)

The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada named two (2) researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recipients of project funding through its Grant-in-Aid Program, and honoured Erin Mulvihill, PhD, with its National New Investigator Award. The Grant-in-Aid Program provides operating

Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute researchers will receive important funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for their projects addressing the wider health implications of COVID-19. Peter Liu, MD, the institute’s chief scientific officer and vice-president of research

Congratulations to Richard Jung, PhD, MD Candidate, who was selected as the Ottawa Region’s Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year! Dr. Jung is recognized for his exceptional productivity in research and outstanding leadership in the community. His research (under the tutelage of Dr. Benjamin

Drs. Marc Ruel and David Glineur are among the conference directors. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will host a two-day interactive conference dedicated to advanced coronary artery bypass surgery at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa the weekend of June 4-5. Marc Ruel, MD and David

Today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) named Diana Burns its vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer. The successor to Suzanne Dionne, Diana Burns will also oversee the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation and the University of Ottawa Heart

Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have demonstrated that autophagy, the body’s natural way of removing unnecessary or dysfunctional cell components through a lysosome-dependent mechanism, is highly impaired in vascular smooth muscle foam cells, suggesting that targeting

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) announced its award recipients for achievements in research in 2021. The awardees: The Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence – Erik Suuronen, PhD, Michel Le May, MD, and Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD. The UOHI Investigator of the Year Award –