Did you know periods of sporadic fasting can be beneficial for the metabolism? Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows benefits after only six weeks. This is according to a...
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In the largest-ever collaborative study of its kind, a team of cardiovascular genetics researchers from around the world have identified 13 new genetic variants associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). This finding more than doubled the number of genetic variants known to impact risk for CAD...
Dr. Kelly Cobey is the 2024 recipient of Nature’s John Maddox Prize
When you hear “ Code STEMI” announced over the loudspeakers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, you can be sure of two things: Someone in the Ottawa region is having a serious heart attack, and he or she may well be in the best place in the world for that to happen. A STEMI (ST-elevation...
Dr. Peter Liu honoured with the Pioneer Award at annual scientific meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America
Somewhere between traditional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons sit interventional cardiologists. Like surgeons, interventionists get blood on their gowns in the process of correcting structural problems of the heart, but their approach is more subtle and less invasive. Spending their days in the...
To new cardiac anesthesiology residents, Dr. Jean-Yves Dupuis explains that it may be hard for them to predict the twists and turns their careers might take. “I tell them that the day I finished my internship back in 1979, I swore I would never go back to a university hospital—I wanted to travel the...
In March, Dr. Rob Beanlands was appointed Chief of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He brings extensive career experience in cardiovascular imaging and a passion for patient-centred care and education to his new position. Dr. Beanlands takes over from Dr. Terrence Ruddy, Chief...
An educational class for patients and their loved one(s) who have experienced a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD).
Cardiology experts from Canada and around the world have gathered in Toronto this weekend to attend the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied healthcare professionals in the country. The Congress draws hundreds of speakers highlighting innovations...
Dr. Hugo Monteiro Neder Issa is a cardiac surgeon at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Dr. Issa is also an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiac Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Ottawa.
The John and Jennifer Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre is the first comprehensive Cardiovascular Genetic Centre dedicated to both the research and clinical management of inherited cardiovascular disease in Canada.
The successful candidate will conduct research in the areas of healthcare operations and analytics to address problems with direct relevance to current medical and operational practices, especially those related to cardiovascular disease management.
Kawasaki disease is a rare disease that causes inflammation or swelling of the blood vessels throughout the body. It is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome and the cause is not fully understood. The condition mainly affects children under five-years-old. The symptoms (such as high fever...
Whether it’s watching television, going for a long drive or spending hours in front of a computer, sitting for long periods of time increases your risk for a variety of health problems, even if you get regular exercise. While regular exercise is key to preventing heart disease, obesity and diabetes...
Freya Kelly is the advanced practice nurse for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Cardiac Supportive and Palliative Care Program and the Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic.
Key policies and agreements at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
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