On Wednesday, March 20, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will host the grand opening of the Data Science Centre, a state-of-the-art digital innovation hub at the UOHI that will leverage cardiovascular data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to advance cardiovascular research and improve patient care.
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Several Heart Institute staff members were the recipients of significant honours at this year’s congress. Foremost of these were Dr. Robert Roberts, Heart Institute President and CEO, and Dr. Lyall Higginson. A Pioneering Researcher Dr. Roberts received the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Research...
Each October, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) is the largest gathering of cardiovascular health professionals in the country. This year, the Heart Institute’s Dr. Rob Beanlands chaired what proved to be a highly successful meeting. Since CCC was last held in Vancouver in 2006, the...
This year, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) was part of an even larger event called Vascular 2013 that added parallel conferences dedicated to hypertension, diabetes and stroke. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute had program items in all of these subject areas— nearly 120 in all...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research...
The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine has bestowed Dr. Rob Beanlands, deputy director general of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), with an award of distinction for lifetime achievement. The Lifetime Achievement Award honours an alumnus or alumna who has accomplished a...
Since the initial proposal was developed in 2004, the road to expansion for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute has been a long one. The Province of Ontario announcement in August 2011 of funding to expand and update facilities at the Heart Institute had been greatly anticipated. Since the...
RAPID GENE, the first-ever bedside genetic test, has received peer-reviewed validation in The Lancet, the world’s leading general medical journal. As first reported in The Beat (Volume 7, Issue 1), RAPID GENE is a point-of-care genetic test that uses a simple cheek swab to assess whether a patient...
Dr. Sun and the Ottawa Heart Institute are harnessing AI to make heart care faster, fairer and more effective
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs in the body. Cardiac sarcoidosis is a rare type in which clusters of white blood cells, called granulomas, form in the tissue of the heart. Affecting about 5% of people who suffer from sarcoidosis, it can impact the electrical...
Heart failure is a disease that challenges the patient and the health care system alike. An often progressive condition with many potential causes and no cure, it can be effectively managed. Doing so is a complex effort that requires diligence and careful monitoring, but a recent study evaluating...
The Beat’s editorial team hopped a train to Montreal last week to cover the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied healthcare professionals in the country. We met with cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, researchers, nurses and other...
A person living with heart failure may not think twice about popping an over-the-counter pill for pain, swallowing a vitamin with breakfast or drinking a cup of green tea. But they should. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) released in July lists numerous prescription...
A message from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Management Team As the Ottawa community prepares to march against racism today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute must share its voice. We stand with the Black community. Like so many of you, we are horrified by recent headlines. We...
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada, yet women are often understudied, undertreated, and underdiagnosed. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is calling on all Canadians to wear red on Thursday, February 13 in...
OTTAWA, February 9, 2021 — On Saturday, February 13, Canadians are invited to wear red in recognition of the third annual Wear Red Canada campaign, an important date for raising awareness about women’s heart health. Cities across the country are recognizing the date with official proclamations and...
Dr. George Wells, director of the Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been named one of 10 recipients of a special 30th Anniversary Medal awarded by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Every five years, CADTH bestows...
Heart disease can feel scary – but the good news is there is a lot you can do to lower your risk. In this article, we’ll touch on the risk factors you can't change, then focus on the ones you can and provide simple steps you can take to protect your heart and your health.
Sugar has been getting a lot of negative attention lately. American cities have tried to ban extra-large soft drinks. The Canadian Diabetes Association and some municipalities want a tax imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages. Some articles claim certain kinds of sugar are worse for you than others...