News

Heart Institute’s OCEAN trial records significant enrolment milestone

A University of Ottawa Heart Institute-led research project recorded a significant milestone last month when researchers enrolled a thousandth patient to participate in the study. The Optimal Anticoagulation for Enhanced Risk Patients Post-Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (OCEAN) trial

The International Society of Hypertension honours Dr. Frans Leenen with Paul Korner Award

The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) has awarded the ISH Paul Korner Award for 2021 to Dr. Frans Leenen of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The ISH presented the award to Dr. Leenen yesterday during a virtual awards ceremony and presidential lecture. Dr. Leenen is a prominent

Non-invasive brain therapy research may enhance recovery for stroke survivors

Brain Canada announces $1.9M investment for Heart Institute-led research project with transformative potential. March 24, 2021 – The Canadian Platform for Research in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation project ( CanStim), co-led by Jodi Edwards, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)

A statement regarding Phase Two of Ontario’s Vaccine Distribution Plan

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is awaiting instruction from provincial public health authorities concerning the specific role this hospital will play in vaccinating the community under Phase Two of the government’s vaccine distribution plan. What we know: A March 5 Ontario

CIHR backs two UOHI projects with essential funding

OTTAWA, March 18, 2021 – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the recipients of its Fall 2020 Project Grant competition. Thais Coutinho, MD, and Mireille Ouimet, PhD, along with co-principal investigator Katey Rayner, PhD, from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, will

Innovative heart research has potential to save millions of Canadian lives, health costs

With major funding from Genome Canada and partnership with Roche Diagnostics International, Heart Institute researchers now poised to tackle an important health issue affecting millions of Canadians. OTTAWA, ON, March 9, 2021 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has been awarded nearly

Canada Foundation for Innovation awards uOttawa, Heart Institute $5.8M through 2020 Innovation Fund

Team of specialists to study brain-heart connections with goal of transforming patient care OTTAWA, March 3, 2021 – Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded the Hub of Excellence for Cardio-Neuro-Mind Research Project (HCNMR)–spearheaded by Dr. Peter Liu at the University of Ottawa

The Beat Interviews Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez

Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez is a cardiac electrophysiologist and clinician-scientist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). He bounced around between Kingston and Ottawa while completing his early medical training, and later studied in Bordeaux, France, before

Health podcast helps listeners be “heart-wise”

Today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is releasing the first ten episodes of The Heartwise Podcast, a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation prototype that offers practical and pragmatic advice to the health conscious to help them live healthier and happier lives. Dr. Bob Reid, the

Heart Institute doctors win awards for science, education, and clinical innovation

February 10, 2021, OTTAWA - The Ottawa Department of Medicine bestowed three doctors from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute with important awards in science, education, and clinical innovation. Drs. Glenn Wells, Michael Froeschl, and Calum Redpath were recognized yesterday during a virtual