As a scuba diver with over 200 dives, I was wondering what the future held for me after my double valve repair in October 2021. After great work by Dr. Glineur and his team and the comprehensive rehab program, I was able to resume scuba diving.
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Whether it’s watching television, going for a long drive or spending hours in front of a computer, sitting for long periods of time increases your risk for a variety of health problems, even if you get regular exercise. While regular exercise is key to preventing heart disease, obesity and diabetes...
Key policies and agreements at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Kyoung-Han Kim, PhD, is a scientist and director of the Functional Genetics and Metabolism Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Dr M Labinaz is a staff cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He is the Director of Structural Cardiac Interventions at the University of Ottawa.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute acknowledges the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg and the people of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation which encompasses the watershed of the Kitchissippi (Big River) now commonly known as the Ottawa River.
In July, the first patient in a landmark clinical trial received treatment at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The new ENACT-AMI (Enhanced Angiogenic Cell Therapy—Acute Myocardial Infarction) trial, led by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, is designed to test whether genetically...
Dr. Le May is the Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Regional STEMI Program and an Interventional Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine.
This guide will help you and your caregiver understand and feel more comfortable with your left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Dr. Wenbin Liang is a Scientist and Director of the Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Laboratory at University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is also a Professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, in the Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa.
Hear the latest best practice updates in primary prevention, prehab, smoking cessation, and much more.
But living on a salt-restricted diet can be a challenge. “It’s really hard to know how much sodium is in food because you don’t see it,” explained Kathleen Turner, a registered dietitian with the Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation at the Ottawa Heart Institute. “It just disappears...
Living Well as a Caregiver is a guide designed to support caregivers of patients with cardiovascular disease.
Even though you will receive the best available care to treat and manage your heart condition, your heart disease is not curable. Heart disease is a chronic health condition that, like any health problem, can bring uncertainty and changes into your everyday life.
Lana Gillard was used to going to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Her mother was a long-time patient there, suffering from chronic heart failure after many years of treatment and several open-heart surgeries. Gillard accompanied her to appointments and knew her mother was in excellent...
The purpose of this guide is to provide information about atrial fibrillation, to outline the treatment options for this condition and to provide tips on living well with atrial fibrillation.
Map and directions to find the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
A class of anti-cholesterol drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors has been in the press lately, and for good reason: they can reduce blood cholesterol levels substantially beyond what a statin alone can achieve. Two have made it to market so far for treating coronary artery disease, with more likely to come...
The past decade has seen rapid progress in cataloguing the genetic factors driving heart disease risk. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute led the way, discovering the first and, to date, highest-impact common genetic variant linked to coronary artery disease. Many others have been found since...
Maria Lopez Laporte, MDCM, is a cardiologist at the Ottawa Heart Institute. She is also appointed as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.