Atrial fibrillation is a complex condition in that its causes vary from person to person, impacting its underlying mechanisms, what triggers episodes and which treatments are effective in each individual. In addition, afib can be difficult to diagnose because it is often episodic nature and in some...
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Much of modern health care is made possible by medical devices—the countless tools, equipment and instruments used in health care delivery and patient care. Pocket glucose monitors that check blood sugar levels on the go. Specialized retractors that support new surgical techniques. Cardiac stents...
It takes time and nurturing to grow a top-flight hospital. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute, which began largely as an extension of the Ottawa Civic Hospital when its doors first opened in 1976, has matured to become Canada’s foremost cardiovascular centre. Superior expertise in surgical...
When Robert Roberts, MD, joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as President and CEO in 2004, he came with a mandate: establish the Institute as a world leader in cardiovascular genetics research. “Over the past 50 or so years, the data have been pretty consistent that somewhere around 50...
Almost no one complains about the food. It’s not that the food at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is better than at other hospitals. But, said Sharon Ann Kearns, the Manager of Quality and Performance Measurement, when people are satisfied with their care and feel they have been well...
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So far in 2016, Heart Institute researchers have won more than $7 million in research funding, including major awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Perhaps most remarkable is the Institute’s...
In April of this year, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute expanded its ranks with a new surgeon who brings broad interests in new concepts and technologies that have the potential to improve patient outcomes. Crossing the Atlantic from the Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge in Namur, Belgium, David...
Since their first appearance in the late 1980s, the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have become one of the most widely prescribed classes of drugs ever produced. The medication is used to treat coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) by lowering the amount of LDL cholesterol—the “bad” cholesterol—in the bloodstream.
Intensive care lives up to its name when you visit the patients who are receiving it in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU). Most patients stay for no more than a day in the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s CSICU, some will stay for three or four days, and the sickest of the sick...
It was another busy American Heart Association meeting for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Staff presented more than 40 talks and posters this year in Orlando, Florida. With some 20,000 people in attendance, several Institute researchers were singled out for their achievements. UOHI...
With more than 18,000 heath care professionals reportedly in attendance this past November in Dallas, Texas, the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions remains the largest meeting on the science and medicine of heart disease in the world. The impact of the University of Ottawa Heart...
“We have a long way to go to cure heart disease.” This is the view of Dr. Peter Liu, the recently appointed Scientific Director at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Despite the state-of-the-art care available today, doctors are yet to restore a patient’s heart and blood vessels to their...
1. Heart Health Infographics An easy way to keep your heart health top of mind anytime 2. What’s Next for TAVI? Catheter-based aortic valve replacement looks to become an option for more patients if competition and demand bring down the cost of valves 3. 10 Tips for Emotional Health Our emotional...
Martin Green, MD, vividly recalls the day in 1971 when he attended a medical school lecture on electrical activation of the heart, a subject that doctors and researchers were just beginning to explore. “There were 225 people in the class and 224 of them walked out saying ‘That was the worst lecture...
Each October, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) is the largest gathering of cardiovascular health professionals in the country. This year, the Heart Institute’s Dr. Rob Beanlands chaired what proved to be a highly successful meeting. Since CCC was last held in Vancouver in 2006, the...
This year, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) was part of an even larger event called Vascular 2013 that added parallel conferences dedicated to hypertension, diabetes and stroke. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute had program items in all of these subject areas— nearly 120 in all...
Since the initial proposal was developed in 2004, the road to expansion for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute has been a long one. The Province of Ontario announcement in August 2011 of funding to expand and update facilities at the Heart Institute had been greatly anticipated. Since the...