If you are coming to the Heart Institute for a cardiac imaging test, the following information will help your visit go smoothly.
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If you are coming to the Heart Institute for an appointment in one of our clinics, the following information will help your visit go smoothly.
If you are coming to the Heart Institute for a procedure just for the day, you are considered a day patient or outpatient. The following information will help your visit go smoothly.
If you are coming to be admitted to the Heart Institute, the following information will help you to prepare for your stay.
Directions, visiting hours, and information for your appointment, test or procedure.
In addition to the cardiovascular rehabilitation programs offered at University of Ottawa Heart Institute, there are many community programs and services available to people in the Ottawa-Carleton area and its surrounding regions. Learn what programs and services are available near you.
In October, a crane carefully lowered the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s first dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner into a narrow access way so that it could be rolled through the exterior wall of the building and into position. By early December, the new MRI facility was fully...
The purpose of this guide is to help you and your family prepare for a complex ablation procedure and for your recovery at home.
Also see Professional Development for continuing medical education and clinical professional development opportunities and Presentations and Invited Speakers for our weekly expert talks on clinical and research topics.
Contact information for general inquiries, clinic appointments and other patient contacts.
This guide provides information on coronary artery disease and includes topics such as heart anatomy and disease, tests and procedures, heart healthy living and recovery.
A White Paper published in the American Heart Association’s Journal, Circulation, is proposing a number of novel strategies for the improved future of heart health centres serving women. Dr. Thais Coutinho, Chief of the Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa...
With case numbers, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions all up, Canada’s third wave is proving more dangerous than at any other point since the pandemic began more than a year ago. It’s beginning to feel as though it’s the twelfth round of a boxing match and COVID-19 is bounce-stepping on fresh legs...
Our editorial team is working from home to bring you a series of articles about the coronavirus. This article, about a study that explores the potential of medical imaging for detecting coronavirus, is the second in the series. A computerized tomography scan (CT scan for short) uses three...
With enthusiasm and a shared sense of purpose, experts in women and heart disease gathered in Ottawa this April for the first Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit. Attendees included leading figures in clinical care and research from across North America. The event aimed to lay the groundwork for...
In the 1950s, available advice on women and heart health largely consisted of information on how to help husbands recover from their heart attacks. As the famous ad says, we’ve come a long way, baby. Progress is being made in addressing women’s heart health, progress that was amply demonstrated at...
Dr. Darryl Davis is a clinician-scientist and cardiac electrophysiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Coping with the death of a loved one is a personal experience. Grief is a normal response to loss, and everyone processes it differently. You will find information and resources on this webpage to help you cope with your loss and feelings of grief.
Depression and Heart Disease: A Vicious Circle, interview with Heather Tulloch, PhD.
Chris Desjardins is an Elected Director of the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation Board of Directors.