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One thing we know about women’s hearts is that they are different. Gender differences have been identified in the recognition, treatment and recovery from heart disease related illness, but there are anatomical differences that can affect a woman’s recovery from cardiac surgery. One post-surgical...
It takes years and years of training to become a doctor, nurse or any other healthcare practitioner. It takes years and years more to master the skills demanded of those occupations. The truth about a career in medicine is no matter the specialty, learning continues long after the graduation caps...
A pillar in the world of cardiovascular nuclear medicine, Dr. Ruddy said: “People make all the difference.”
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...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and the UOHI Foundation have established a $1M research chair to improve care and experiences for hundreds of thousands of patients who require life-saving heart surgeries and procedures each year. The J. Earl Wynands Associate Chair in Cardiac...
Our editorial team is working from home to bring you a series of articles about the coronavirus. In this article, the fourth and final issue in our series, we acknowledge and thank our community for their support and donations of hand-sewn masks during the pandemic. Hospitals around the world are...
Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, researchers, nurses and other cardiovascular specialists from across the country and around the globe travelled to Ottawa last week to attend the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the flagship event of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and the country’s...
It was 45 years ago today, on May 11, 1976, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) opened its doors. In recognition of this milestone anniversary, The Beat is looking back at some of the UOHI’s most notable moments of the last four-and-a-half decades. Scroll through the timeline below to...
Our editorial team is working from home to bring you a series of articles about the coronavirus. This article, about a study into the safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in hypertensive patients with COVID-19, is the third in the series...
A leading voice in the quit-smoking arena worldwide, Andrew Pipe, MD, who was instrumental in the development of the widely adopted Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, announced earlier this year his longtime mentee, Hassan Mir, MD, is ready to take...
It is impossible to overstate the impact Dr. Thierry Mesana has had on patient care, research and education as president and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The changes he brought about during his tenure will influence health care in the region for years to come.
Cannabis, e-cigarettes, and human genetics. Dr. Andrew Pipe interviews key delegates from 2020 conference. Last week in the nation’s capital, the world’s most prominent smoking cessation authorities gathered to attend the 12 th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to...
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Several Heart Institute staff members were the recipients of significant honours at this year’s congress. Foremost of these were Dr. Robert Roberts, Heart Institute President and CEO, and Dr. Lyall Higginson. A Pioneering Researcher Dr. Roberts received the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Research...