Archive
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May 2020Dr. Andrew Crean and his colleagues at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are studying the potential for CT scan technology as a first step in detecting positive cases of COVID-19
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May 2020Heart Institute scientists say innovation could enable healthcare workers to reuse their N95 masks without compromising health and safety
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March 2020An acute care facility in the Nunavut territorial capital of Iqaluit becomes the country’s most northern hospital capable of performing cardiac computed tomography
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February 2020Research and clinical observations are discovering major linkages between diseases of the brain and heart, including how they develop and progress
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February 2020Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide, yet women are often understudied, undertreated, and underdiagnosed
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January 2020Top experts gathered in Ottawa last week to discuss the latest ideas, evidence and research in clinical smoking cessation approaches
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January 2020Heart Institute to begin work to validate a new, non-invasive, five-minute test for detecting coronary artery disease
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December 2019Online health calculators for Jimmy, a SAFARI surprise for Sarah. Our top stories of the year have something for everyone on your holiday wishlist.
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November 2019The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is one of the only centres in the world capable of performing completely non-invasive radio-ablation to treat heart disease
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November 2019Scientists develop world’s first human protein gel capable of restoring cardiac function
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October 201910 video highlights from this year’s Canadian Cardiovascular Congress
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October 2019The Beat will be documenting this year’s Congress straight from the source