The purpose of this guide is to provide information about heart failure, to outline the treatment options and to provide tips on managing your heart failure.
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Check out some important topics on heart health, brought to you by our University of Ottawa Heart Institute professionals.
The Heart Healthy Living Guide was developed for people who have been diagnosed with heart disease, but the tools and information are useful for anyone.
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This guide provides extensive information about the transplant process. Topics include the waiting period, the transplant procedure, organ rejection, medications, infection prevention, rehabilitation and nutrition.
Heart Wise Exercise works with fitness providers in your community to develop and identify programs and classes that are appropriate for people who want to stay healthy, continue with exercise after cardiovascular rehabilitation, or who may be living with a chronic health condition.
About The Canadian Vascular Network, University of Ottawa Heart Institute and University of Ottawa hosted the Heart-Brain Connection Summer School on August 16-18, 2023 in Ottawa. This event was open to cardiovascular and brain research trainees across Canada and was designed to bring together a...
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Users can follow a personalized exercise program, receive coaching tips, keep track of their progress, and access dozens of heart-healthy resources.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute's Prevention, Rehabilitation and Wellness team is hard at work developing and testing future programs to help people learn about their heart and vascular health and enable them to initiate and/or maintain heart-healthy behaviours to improve their overall quality of life.
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CTV News Ottawa (video) Cardiac program targets marital woes that can exacerbate health problems (National Post) Caring for the caregivers: Recognizing the challenges (The Beat) Cardiac caregivers: The invisible plus ones at the table (The Beat) Two hearts: How an Ottawa program is helping heart...
The High Resolution Cell Imaging Core (HRCIC) Facility provides regional researchers with access to equipment and expertise in flow cytometry, high resolution imaging, histology, and analysis that enable high quality data interpretation to support grant applications and publications.
The following are examples of Heart Institute-led trials with broad impact on patient outcomes. Bridge or Continue Coumadin for Device Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial - BRUISE CONTROL This clinical trial was funded primarily by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and in part by the...
Former Director, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre University of Ottawa Heart Institute Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa Dr. Robert Roberts is the President and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) since 2004 and the founding Director of The Ruddy Canadian...
Yves Marcel, BSc, PhD Director, Atherosclerosis, Genetics and Cell Biology Laboratory University of Ottawa Heart Institute Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology University of Ottawa American Heart Association...
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