Recipients of the 2024 Ottawa Region Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year Award.
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Overview Live virtual sessions featuring multidisciplinary speakers on a variety of topics related to rare cardiac conditions. Objectives Learn how to develop a successful program for patients with rare cardiac conditions. Review discovery research and funding opportunities. Discuss strategies to...
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An anticoagulant is a medication that reduces the ability of clots to form in the blood. Anticoagulants are often also called blood thinners. The clinic is staffed by registered nurses who specialize in the care and management of patients who are taking anticoagulants for either short-term or long...
Aortic diseases can affect people at any age. They are complex illnesses health care providers must continually monitor. Patients referred to the Aortic Clinic primarily have aortic aneurysms in the thoracic (chest) aorta. Patients who have had an aortic dissection are also referred. At the Aortic...
Travel Insurance and the Implications of Pre-existing Conditions
Aortic disease is often referred to as a silent condition because there are usually no symptoms to alert either the patient or doctor. The consequences, however, can be catastrophic, as in the case of an aortic dissection—a tear in the wall of this major artery. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are...
Quality of Life: The Little Things Matter
Dr. Punitha Arasaratnam is a staff cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
The Arrhythmia Clinic is a specialized outpatient cardiac clinic designed for the care of patients with arrhythmia or symptoms that suggest a possible arrhythmia. The clinic is staffed by cardiologists who specialize in arrhythmia management (cardiac electrophysiologists). A physician referral is...
The heartbeat is controlled by electrical impulses that normally travel on a smooth path through the heart, causing the ventricles and atria to contract in a specific order, pushing blood through the lungs and body. These electrical impulses are controlled by the heart's sinoatrial (SA) node, or...
Dr. Kathryn Ascah is Director of the Stress Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She is also Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and Attending Physician at The Ottawa Hospital.
After nearly 50 years, the renowned cardiologist is hanging up his stethoscope
The goals of the Atherogenomics Laboratory are to develop a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the genetic and molecular etiology of complex phenotypes, with a focus on coronary artery disease (CAD) and obesity.
Atrial fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, that happens when the electrical signalling in your heart is disrupted. Different types of atrial fibrillation may last for seconds or be permanent. The condition is more common in older people and can have many different causes...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is updating masking requirements for patients and visitors effective September 11, 2023. Masks are required in all units (including patient rooms), clinics and waiting rooms. Wearing a mask remains optional in public spaces such as hallways, cafeterias, and...
As of September 27, 2021, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute requires visitors to be fully vaccinated. This effort is essential to ensure the health and safety of our patients, visitors, staff, and our community at large. COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk of serious illness, hospitalization...