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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. David Birnie as the new head of its Division of Cardiology. Appointed for a five-year mandate, Dr. Birnie succeeds Dr. Rob Beanlands. Dr. Birnie was educated in Scotland and received his medical degree (MB ChB) from

Erin Mulvihill's research program achieves significant milestone A high-impact study led by Erin Mulvihill, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is published in the February issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, a premier journal of the American Heart Association

Please consider sharing this article widely using the hashtag #HerHeartMatters. It’s an alarming truth: Globally, heart diseases affect one in three women, yet, in 2022, women are under studied, under diagnosed, under treated, and under aware when it comes to their heart health. This truth is

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Fall 2021 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in project funding. The winning researchers from the UOHI for

As we are currently receiving more snow, we remind residents that activities linked to snow shovelling come with some risks for many people, and that medical emergencies can be prevented.

Together, research activity at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) totalled $145 million in 2019-20, as reported today by Research Infosource. With their results being combined, this places The Ottawa Hospital and UOHI in fifth spot among comparable hospitals in

The holiday season has come and gone. So, while we’re still honouring our New Year, New Me mantra, lets revisit our most popular stories from last year. Health podcast helps listeners be “heart-wise” It’s March 2021: The Heart Institute’s Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation releases

Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have developed a promising new therapy that successfully targets methylglyoxal (MG), a molecule that “toxifies” the heart following a heart attack, according to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials. Under normal conditions

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Bernard McDonald as the new Head of its Cardiac Anesthesiology Division. Appointed for a five-year mandate, Dr. McDonald will succeed Dr. Stéphane Lambert. A member of the Heart Institute’s Division of

Congratulations Katey Rayner, PhD! The American Heart Association (AHA) will present its 2021 Joseph A. Vita Award to Katey Rayner, PhD. This award is given annually in honour of the late cardiovascular scientist Joseph A. Vita, M.D., to recognize research that had a major impact on the field of