Drugs and devices approved for the Canadian market must undergo extensive clinical testing to prove their safety and effectiveness. But even the best-designed clinical trials are limited in the time they can follow patients and how closely their participants resemble the general population. Once a...
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When Robert Roberts, MD, joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as President and CEO in 2004, he came with a mandate: establish the Institute as a world leader in cardiovascular genetics research. “Over the past 50 or so years, the data have been pretty consistent that somewhere around 50...
We continually strive to set the gold standard in quality of care and patient safety. We do this by employing evidence-based approaches and best practices, both developed here and drawn from other leaders in patient care.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is committed to continuously improving quality and patient safety. Here's how we're working to maintain quality care.
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have named the RAFT trial among the top 10 research advances in heart disease in 2010. Led by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, RAFT showed cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is effective in reducing the risk for death...
Few health challenges are as well-publicized as high blood pressure, a topic that has become all too familiar, appearing everywhere from the daily news to medical conferences. And being so familiar, it is easy to overlook the fact that most of this attention has been devoted to a problem that stems...
It takes years and years of training to become a doctor, nurse or any other healthcare practitioner. It takes years and years more to master the skills demanded of those occupations. The truth about a career in medicine is no matter the specialty, learning continues long after the graduation caps...
F. Daniel Ramirez, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist and clinician-scientist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and is cross-appointed to the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa.
Blood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Heart Attack Knowing an individual’s specific risk of heart attack could significantly impact his or her medical care as well as willingness to adopt a healthier lifestyle. A blood test now available in the United States has been shown to do just that. The...
To coincide with coverage of the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit, this edition of “Rapids Beats” is dedicated to news related to women and heart disease. Why Women Are Less Likely to Receive Statin Therapy Statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, are equally effective in men and women at...
A listing of rare cardiac conditions programs and clinics across Canada.
The conference provides healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers with the chance to learn about the challenges and opportunities in understanding and treating rare cardiac conditions.
Dr. Mohammed Rashid is a cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Publications authored by Ottawa Heart Institute researchers and physicians in 2025.
A pillar in the world of cardiovascular nuclear medicine, Dr. Ruddy said: “People make all the difference.”
The holiday season has come and gone. So, while we’re still honouring our New Year, New Me mantra, lets revisit our most popular stories from last year. Health podcast helps listeners be “heart-wise” It’s March 2021: The Heart Institute’s Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation releases...
The purpose of this guide is to help you recover from cardiac surgery performed at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Damian Paul Redfearn, MD, is a staff cardiac electrophysiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and a full professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Calum Redpath is a Clinician-Scientist and Staff Cardiologist in the Department of Electrophysiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.