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November 2016
Rapids Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for November
In this round up from the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, flu shots and heart attacks, cold weather and ICD shocks, and physical inactivity for nurses
Research
November 2016
Using Imaging to Diagnose and Understand Cardiac Sarcoidosis (CCC 2016)
Ways that cardiac imaging can tell us more about a rare condition
November 2016
40th Anniversary Flashback: The RAFT Trial
Landmark study changed the way doctors treat heart failure
October 2016
Occupational Therapy Found to Uniquely Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Helping heart patients stay out of the hospital is a primary goal of occupational therapy
October 2016
40th Anniversary Flashback: The Tale of the Mummy
A spooky story unearthed from the Heart Institute vaults just in time for Halloween
October 2016
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016
The Ottawa Heart Institute has 45 expert clinical talks and research presentations at the 2016 AHA Scientific Sessions, the largest meeting on heart disease in the world. See our program guide for details.
October 2016
Rapids Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for October
In this roundup, common pain killers and heart failure risk, positive news about outcome disparities between men and women, and mixed messages about calcium supplements
September 2016
Cardiac Arrest: Caring for the Brain as Well as the Heart
Unique regional program uses cooling to improve patient outcomes
September 2016
Heart Institute CCC 2016 Program Guide
Nearly 70 Ottawa Heart Institute program items will be on tap this year at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal
September 2016
Rapid Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for September
In this roundup, web and mobile tech for healthy habits, the link between HIV and heart disease, and the potential risk of very low diastolic blood pressure
September 2016
40th Anniversary Flashback: World's First Point-of-Care Genetic Test
RAPID GENE introduced genetic screening to real-time clinical care
August 2016
A Way to Find and Stop Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Heart Institute researchers have found a way to identify locations in arteries at high risk of causing a heart attack