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December 22, 2016
OTTAWA, December 22, 2016 – As 2016 winds down, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) can look back on a remarkable 40th anniversary year that brought together the extended Heart Institute community in celebration and appreciation. Significant accomplishments in patient care and research...
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December 12, 2016
OTTAWA, December 12, 2016 — Ottawa will welcome the 9th Annual Ottawa Conference: State of the Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation where national and international experts in smoking cessation will share the latest...
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November 30, 2016
OTTAWA, November 30, 2016 - The University of Ottawa Heart Institute would like to clarify its position with respect to the relocation of the Civic Campus and in particular as it relates to the current expansion of the Heart Institute facilities:
For the last 40 years, the University of Ottawa...
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November 10, 2016
OTTAWA, November 9, 2016 — Ever heard of pulmonary hypertension (PH)? The University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada invite members of the media to take part in the Ottawa 6-Minute Walk for Breath to raise awareness on this disease. The 6-minute Walk...
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November 10, 2016
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 – OTTAWA – The Ottawa Hospital’s research activity totalled $133.7 million in 2014-15, according to data released today by Research Infosource. This places The Ottawa Hospital in sixth spot among Canada’s hospitals and...
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November 1, 2016
OTTAWA, November 1st, 2016 — Dr. Roy Masters, Cardiac Surgeon at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has recently performed his last open-heart surgery and will now “hang up his surgical gloves”. Dr. Masters, who has been a key asset to the Heart Institute for more than 30 years, is not...
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October 27, 2016
OTTAWA, October 27, 2016 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome Dr. Juan B. Grau as the newest member of its cardiac surgery team. Dr. Grau joins the Institute from the Columbia University College of Physicians and...
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October 24, 2016
MONTRÉAL, October 24, 2016 – It is during the 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied health professionals in Canada, that three physicians and researchers from the Heart Institute were awarded prestigious awards recognizing their outstanding...
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October 17, 2016
The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC), created and powered by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), is celebrating ten years of partnership with local hospitals in the Champlain LHIN. Since the implementation of the partnership with OMSC in Eastern Ontario, an impressive 100,000...
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October 3, 2016
Physicians can help smokers reduce or quit smoking, and a new review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help them manage smoking cessation for their patients.
“Tobacco addiction is Canada’...
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September 28, 2016
Findings Show Superiority of Flurpiridaz F 18 PET MPI Compared to SPECT MPI for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease During Exercise Stress Testing
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September 6, 2016
Dr. Stéphane Lambert
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Stéphane Lambert as the new Head of its Cardiac Anesthesiology Division. Appointed for a 5-year mandate, Dr. Lambert...
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August 12, 2016
Ontario is providing $175 million in 2016-17 to hospitals across the province - an increase of $50 million over last year’s funding - to keep them in a state of good repair so patients can continue to receive high-quality care in a safe and healthy environment. ...
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July 26, 2016
CIHR Foundation and Project Grants
Congratulations to Heart Institute researchers on another successful round of securing peer reviewed grant funding! Our investigators were recently awarded both CIHR Foundation and Project grants to further their cutting-edge research into heart disease and...
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July 22, 2016
Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have discovered a new method for identifying individuals who are at high risk for heart attack or stroke. A team led by Dr. Katey Rayner has found that dying cells in arterial...
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July 14, 2016
Benjamin Rotstein, PhD, was recently appointed Scientist and Director of the Molecular Imaging Probes and Radiochemistry Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Rotstein is also appointed Assistant Professor in the...
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June 27, 2016
Developed and powered by the Ottawa Heart Institute, the Get with the Guidelines initiative seeks to develop a regionalized approach for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and according to evidence-based practice guidelines in patients admitted to hospitals across the region....
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June 24, 2016
As summer is finally upon us and the heat makes us want to take off all those layers of clothing, families are looking to enjoy a fun summer, while making responsible and healthy choices. The Ottawa Heart Institute is making it easy for everyone with ten easy tips that will get us on our way for...
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June 20, 2016
This news release is available only in French.
Palpitations cardiaques, faiblesses, fatigue, étourdissements, essoufflements et autres symptômes inquiétants. La fibrillation auriculaire (FA) est une maladie qui touche plus de 1 % de la population (ce qui représente environ 350 000 Canadiens et...
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June 16, 2016
Developed and powered by the Ottawa Heart Institute, the Get with the Guidelines initiative seeks to develop a regionalized approach for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and according to evidence-based practice guidelines in patients admitted to hospitals across the region....
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June 10, 2016
“On behalf of the Heart Institute Foundation, I am delighted that Barbara Farber was elected as the new chair of our Board,” said Jim Orban, President and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation. “Barbara has an exemplary community presence having volunteered her time with many...
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June 2, 2016
A racing heart, weaknesses, fatigue, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and other worrying symptoms. Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 1% of the population (that’s roughly 350 000 Canadians!), and 20% of all strokes are caused by this condition.
Misunderstood, and often...
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May 30, 2016
Members of the media are invited to a special keynote address by Dr. Eduardo Marbán, one of the world’s most eminent cardiologists, and a seasoned researcher, who will be speaking on the Therapeutic Regeneration of the “Irreversibly” Injured Heart, as part of the Heart Institute’s Research Day....
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May 25, 2016
A new study from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), in collaboration with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), has established that greater adoption of hospital-initiated tobacco cessation interventions improve patient outcomes and decrease further healthcare...
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May 11, 2016
The date was May 11, 1976. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) officially opened its doors, and its founder, Dr. Wilbert Keon, saw his vision come to life: an integrated, full-spectrum and world-renowned heart health centre that combines patient care, research and medical training....
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May 2, 2016
Members of the media are invited to join Dr. Thierry Mesana, president and CEO of the Heart Institute, along with the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Ottawa Mayor Mr. Jim Watson, and Heart Institute’s founders Dr. Wilbert Keon and Dr. Don Beanlands, to...
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April 28, 2016
For almost 40 years, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has been a strong leader in heart research regionally, nationally and internationally. And its future continues to look bright as veteran researchers and tomorrow’s leading scientists have been awarded close to $2.5 million in new...
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April 19, 2016
Today, Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) has presented the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) with the Hospital Achievement Award – Provincial Routine Notification Rate for its dedication to helping improve organ and tissue donation in Ontario and saving lives through transplantation. ...
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April 18, 2016
OTTAWA, April 18, 2016 - National and international experts left the first-ever summit on women’s heart health with a common commitment that actions need to be taken now, by both women and health care professionals, to address the important issue of heart disease in women. The Canadian Women...
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April 14, 2016
Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide? And that while it is on the decline among men, it is rising among women and the signs are different. These differences can impact diagnosis, treatment and prevention for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, including...
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January 8, 2016
Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, participated in a study that has just been published in the New England Journal of Medecine (NEJM). The study found that peripartum...
