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December 12, 2018
The holidays can be a busy (and often chaotic) time of year. To help you cope with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, UOHI social worker Esther Doucette prepared the list below.
Esther’s tips for managing the holidays are everything you need to keep your stress in check this season.
Be...
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November 8, 2018
Together, research activity at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) totalled $137 million in 2016-17, up from $129 million the previous year. With their results being combined, this places them in fifth spot among all hospitals in Canada for research activity, or...
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October 22, 2018
Toronto, October 22, 2018 – Members of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s team were recently recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to cardiovascular care and research. Drs. Marc Ruel, Rob Beanlands, and Terrence Ruddy were appointed to significant leadership...
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August 9, 2018
Rockville, Md. (August 9, 2018)—Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the brain. The study is published ahead of print in the American...
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July 3, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Mireille Ouimet! Dr. Ouimet recently received the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular...
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June 20, 2018
As the Canadian Senate officially passes Bill C-45 on Marijuana legalization, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has looked at the effects of marijuana on the heart the conclusion is still unclear.
Widely published experts in the prevention of heart disease, physician and researcher...
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May 22, 2018
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Sharon Chih is the...
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April 27, 2018
The world is confronted with the rising epidemics of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and aging. Without strategies to address these emerging epidemics the world faces disastrous consequences. Are human sufferings, economic challenges and national insecurity inevitable, or can they be prevented?
On...
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April 17, 2018
We are pleased to announce Ms. My-Anh Nguyen, PhD Candidate working with Dr. Katey Rayner, has been awarded the 2018 Ottawa Region’s Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year. Ms. My-Anh will receive this award and present her research at the...
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April 17, 2018
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce Dr. Jennifer Reed has been awarded the 2018 Investigator of the Year. Dr. Reed will receive this award and present her research at the...
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April 6, 2018
Dr. Erik Suuronen and his team, including Dr. Marc Ruel, Dr. Emilio Alarcon (PhD), and Dr....
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April 6, 2018
The University of Ottawa Heart (UOHI) and Heart & Stroke host the second Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit. National and international leaders, knowledge users, and women with lived experience are gathered in Ottawa to brainstorm strategies to eradicate the gap in women’s heart health,...
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April 5, 2018
The University of Ottawa Heart (UOHI) and Heart & Stroke today open the second Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit. National and international leaders, knowledge users, and women living with heart disease are gathered in Ottawa to brainstorm strategies to eradicate the gap in women...
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April 5, 2018
Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death for women in Canada. Women are 5 times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer. Two-thirds of heart disease and stroke clinical research trials don’t include equal representation of women.
National and international experts and...
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April 1, 2018
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has officially moved patients and teams from its current facility into its new, recently inaugurated state-of-the-art tower on Easter Sunday. A total of 15 acute patients from the Heart Institute’s Intensive Care Unit, and hundreds of members of its highly...
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March 23, 2018
At an Official Inauguration Ceremony held today at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Dr. Thierry Mesana, President and CEO, joined Yasir Naqvi, Ontario’s Attorney General and MPP for Ottawa Centre, Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure and MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, and Ottawa Mayor...
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March 9, 2018
This two day event held April 26 and 27 at the National Arts Centre in downtown Ottawa will focus on Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease and will highlight recent advancements and breakthroughs in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease in a precise targeted manner....
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March 8, 2018
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome Dr. David Messika-Zeitoun as the newest member of its Division of Cardiology. Dr. Messika-Zeitoun is a non-invasive cardiologist specialized in echocardiography and valvular heart disease. He joins the Heart Institute from the...
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January 16, 2018
Tobacco is Canada’s leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death. National and international authorities will be gathering in Ottawa during the 10th Annual Ottawa Conference on Smoking Cessation, Canada’s...
