In the news
December 17, 2025
He reflects on the evolution of cardiac EP, the Heart Institute’s arrhythmia service, and the future of a specialty he helped build from the ground up
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Patients & Visitors
- Coming to the Heart Institute
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Clinics
- Acute Cardiac Triage Unit
- Aerospace and Dive Cardiology Clinic
- Anticoagulation Clinic
- Arrhythmia Clinic
- Blood Procurement Clinic
- Cardiac Device Clinic
- Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic
- Cardiology-Oncology Referral Clinic
- Diabetes Clinic
- Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Clinic
- Heart Function Clinic
- Heart Transplant Clinic
- Hypertension Clinic
- Lipid Clinic
- Pre-Admission Unit
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
- Women’s Heart Health Clinic
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Centres and programs
- Canadian Centre for Rare Cardiac Conditions
- Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
- Cardiac Supportive and Palliative Care Program
- Cardiac Virtual Care Program
- Centre for Valvular Heart Disease (CVHD)
- Heart Wise Exercise
- Prevention and Wellness Centre
- Quit Smoking Program
- Telehome Monitoring Program
- Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation
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Diseases and conditions
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Adult congenital heart defects
- Angina
- Arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders)
- Atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiac arrest
- Cardiac sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis)
- Diabetes
- Endocarditis
- Heart attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart valve disease
- High cholesterol
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Inherited cardiac conditions (genetic disorders)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
- Thoracic aortic diseases
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Tests and procedures
- Alcohol septal ablation
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitor
- Ambulatory electrocardiogram (holter monitor)
- Angioplasty
- Angiogram (cardiac catheterization)
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardioversion
- Chest X-ray
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology study/standard catheter ablation
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve surgery
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
- Minimally invasive heart valve surgery
- Mitral and tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)
- Nuclear multigated acquisition scan
- Pacemaker
- Pericardiocentesis
- PET cardiology viability imaging
- PET myocardial perfusion imaging
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
- Stress echocardiogram
- Stress myocardial perfusion imaging
- Surgical cardiac ablation
- TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
- Thoracoscopic surgical ablation
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Treadmill exercise stress test
- Ventricular assist device
- Implantable loop recorder
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Tools and resources
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Patient guides
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic
- Cardiac catheterization and angioplasty
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Physical Activity
- Complex Ablation
- Coronary Artery Disease and Recovery After a Heart Attack
- Discussing Your Heart Condition with Children and Youth
- Electrophysiology Studies and Standard Ablation
- A guide to women's heart health
- A guide to your MINOCA
- Heart Failure
- Heart healthy living
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
- Living with Atrial Fibrillation
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertension
- MitraClip
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
- Recovering from Cardiac Surgery
- TAVI: transcatheter aortic valve implant
- Waiting for Cardiac Surgery
- Welcome to the Heart Institute - A guide for outpatients and families
- Your guide to the Institute
- Living well with heart disease
- Caregiver resources
- Classes, workshops and support groups
- Death and bereavement
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation guides
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation top 10 tips
- Financial support for patients
- Goals of care
- Hand washing
- Obesity education and resources
- Cannabis and your heart health
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Patient guides
- MyChart patient portal
- Clinical departments
- Find a specialist
- Quality care and patient services
- Engage in clinical research
- Patient and family engagement
- Calendar
- Volunteer
- One Million Canadian Hearts
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Healthcare Professionals
- Referring a patient
- Resources for patients
- Clinical departments
- Find a specialist
- Regional and national programs
- Clinical care guidelines and best practices
- Professional development
- Conferences and events
- Presentations and invited speakers
- Calendar
- Work at the Heart Institute
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Researchers
- Cardiovascular research in Ottawa
- Innovation hubs
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Research teams
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging
- ARCHIMEDES
- Atherogenomics Laboratory
- Behavioural Research Group
- Bio-nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory
- Cardiac Anesthesiology Research
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research
- Cardiac Function Laboratory
- Cardiac PET Research
- Cardiac Translational Research Laboratory
- Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Laboratory
- Cardiovascular Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine Laboratory
- Cardiovascular Metabolism and Cell Biology Laboratory
- Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory
- Clinical Services Research
- Energy Substrate Metabolism Research Laboratory
- Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Laboratory
- Functional Genetics and Metabolism Laboratory
- Laboratory of Translational Genomics
- Leenen Laboratory
- Lipoprotein Receptor Biology Laboratory
- Mechanisms of Right Heart Failure
- Metaresearch and Open Science Program
- Molecular Imaging Probes and Radiochemistry Laboratory
- Molecular Signaling Laboratory
- Patient Oriented Research in Cardiac Arrhythmia
- RAPID Research Team
- Regenerative Therapies Laboratory
- SPECT Research
- Vascular Inflammation and Metabolism Laboratory
- Our Researchers
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Resources and services
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Core facilities and infrastructure
- Biobank Facility
- Biomarker Discovery and Validation Facility
- Cardiac Imaging Resources Core Laboratory Facility
- Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre
- High Resolution Cell Imaging Core Facility
- FlowQuant - Flow Quantification Software
- In Vivo Surgery Core
- Omics and Biomedical Analysis Core Facility
- PET Research Radiochemistry
- Pre-Clinical Imaging
- Research administration
- Research Ethics Board
- Trainee corner
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Core facilities and infrastructure
- Conferences and events
- Latest research news and highlights
- Clinical trials
- Highlighted trials
- Presentations and invited speakers
- Calendar
- Students & Trainees