More than half a million Canadians are living with heart failure and another 50,000 join their ranks each year. The standard treatment for heart failure has not changed for quite some time. Now, a new drug—so new that it’s identified only as LCZ696—is generating interest among cardiologists and...
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Not all treatments work in all patients, but often it’s not possible to know ahead of time who will benefit. The Ottawa Heart Institute recently became the first centre in Canada to use a new radioactive tracer clinically to better define the prognosis of a patient in heart failure. The tracer...
The Heart Institute has played a pivotal role toward preventing a serious complication following open-chest surgery by helping launch Rhythm Biotherapeutics Inc.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is leading Canada's first dedicated walking rehabilitation program for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a painful and debilitating “hardening” of the arteries outside of the heart, most commonly in the legs. The first-of-its-kind...
In less than a decade, the search for common genetic variations that alter people’s risk of disease has changed the way we think about genetic risk. In the world of cardiovascular medicine, 36 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)—the tiny genetic changes that help to differentiate one individual’s...
A recent conference in Washington, D.C., on cardiovascular research technologies hailed the success of life-saving strategies for emergency heart attack patients who suffer ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The Beat spoke about recent developments in these strategies with Dr. Michel Le May...
Dr. Hanh Nguyen is a cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Nicholson is an anesthesiologist and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Brain Canada announces $1.9M investment for Heart Institute-led research project with transformative potential. March 24, 2021 – The Canadian Platform for Research in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation project ( CanStim), co-led by Jodi Edwards, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)...
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...
Pour yourself some eggnog and cozy up by the fireplace. Our holiday reading list is here! This year, our must-reads include articles about a better way to exercise, newly established research chairs, takeaways from a premier cardiovascular event, and the golden future of cardiac tissue repair. Here...
A nuclear technologist will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will receive an injection in the vein of one arm with a compound which prepares the blood for the tracer. Approximately 30 minutes later, a blood sample will be drawn from you to mix with a radioactive...
A nuclear technologist will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will receive an injection in the vein of one arm. The injection contains a small amount of radioactive material that will travel to your heart muscle. Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be brought...
Every year, hundreds of nursing and allied health trainees come to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for internships and training placements in a wide range of specialty areas.
We have current opportunities for nurses Those interested can review relevant job postings by visiting The Ottawa Hospital career opportunities webpage. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is an exciting organization for nurses who care about excellence in practice, innovation, teaching and...
Professional development encompasses all aspects of cardiovascular medicine and patient care. Professional Training Cardiac Nursing Series (CNS) The Cardiac Nursing Series is presented by the Heart Institute to provide up-to-date information for nurses and health care professionals to advance and/or...
Nurses make up the largest professional group within the healthcare workforce and their work is perceived as being physically and mentally demanding. According to a National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses in Canada conducted in 2005, an alarming proportion of Canadian nurses then reported...
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