The Acute Cardiac Triage Unit (ACTU) is an inpatient and outpatient area designed to provide care provision to cardiology and cardiac surgery patients. The goal of the unit is to assess, treat and educate patients to reduce readmissions to hospital and emergency department visits.
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The Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) specializes in the ongoing care and treatment of adult patients with congenital heart disease. Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly one in 100 babies. There are many types of CHD. Whether a...
The Aerospace and Dive Cardiology Clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is a specialized outpatient clinic for the cardiac care of individuals who participate in activities or work in environments that place unique stresses on their cardiovascular system. This includes, but is...
An anticoagulant is a medication that reduces the ability of clots to form in the blood. Anticoagulants are often also called blood thinners. The clinic is staffed by registered nurses who specialize in the care and management of patients who are taking anticoagulants for either short-term or long...
Aortic diseases can affect people at any age. They are complex illnesses health care providers must continually monitor. Patients referred to the Aortic Clinic primarily have aortic aneurysms in the thoracic (chest) aorta. Patients who have had an aortic dissection are also referred. At the Aortic...
The Arrhythmia Clinic is a specialized outpatient cardiac clinic designed for the care of patients with arrhythmia or symptoms that suggest a possible arrhythmia. The clinic is staffed by cardiologists who specialize in arrhythmia management (cardiac electrophysiologists). A physician referral is...
Outpatients of the Ottawa Heart Institute who need to have blood or other samples taken can do so do at the Blood Procurement Clinic each weekday.
The Canadian Centre for Rare Cardiac Conditions (CCRCC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is an international centre of excellence specializing in team-based care for patients living with rare cardiac conditions and their families. Rare diseases or conditions occur in less than five...
The Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic is a specialized outpatient clinic for patients diagnosed with or who have suspected amyloidosis in the heart. The goal of the program is to coordinate patient care with other medical clinics and specialists who care for amyloidosis patients, including access to new...
The Cardiac Clinic for Kawasaki Disease at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) specializes in the ongoing cardiac care and treatment of adult patients who experienced heart complications because of Kawasaki disease when they were a child. The clinic works closely with the Children's...
Our goal at the clinic is to: Look after aspects of patients’ health associated with their device Provide ongoing follow-up of the device Provide patient and family education about the device Doctors and nurses with specialized training in the treatment and care of patients with an implantable...
The Cardiac Neuromuscular Clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) specializes in the ongoing cardiac care and treatment of adult patients with neuromuscular disorders, as these patients may also experience heart disease. The clinic works closely with the Ottawa Neuromuscular Centre...
The Cardiac Sarcoidosis Clinic sees patients who are referred by their physician for one of the following reasons: patients with diagnosed cardiac sarcoidosis for treatment and follow-up, younger patients (less than 60 years of age) who have unexplained, new onset, significant cardiac electrical...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Cardiac Supportive and Palliative Care Program is a specialized outpatient clinic for patients diagnosed with advanced cardiac disease and their caregivers.
The Cardiology-Oncology Referral Clinic is a specialized clinic that provides a comprehensive approach to the management of cancer patients who are at risk of or have experienced cardiac toxicities from their cancer treatments. The clinic also sees patients whose cardiac disease may impact the...
The Centre for Valvular Heart Disease (CVHD) provides a state-of-the-art evaluation of patients with heart valve disease. We welcome any symptomatic or asymptomatic patient with newly diagnosed or pre-existing heart valve disease for a second opinion, full evaluation, and care. Heart valve diseases...
The Coronary Anomalies Clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) specializes in the ongoing cardiac care and treatment of patients who have a coronary artery abnormality or malformation. Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart. Many, if not...
The lifetime risk for coronary vascular disease in people with diabetes is high, about 67% in men and 57% in women at age 50 years. The rate of fatal coronary heart disease is 3.5 times higher in patients with diabetes than in those without. Caring for both heart disease and diabetes simultaneously...
The Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Clinic is a nurse-led clinic to help patients gradually increase the dosage of their heart failure medication to the target dosing. Heart failure medication has been proven to lower a patient’s risk of hospitalization and death when they have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
The Heart Function Clinic is a specialized outpatient cardiac clinic for the care of patients with heart failure. What to Expect Clinic staff provide: Medical assessment and follow-up Personalized testing and treatment to best meet patient needs Assistance with managing medication and therapies for...