With case numbers, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions all up, Canada’s third wave is proving more dangerous than at any other point since the pandemic began more than a year ago. It’s beginning to feel as though it’s the twelfth round of a boxing match and COVID-19 is bounce-stepping on fresh legs...
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In light of COVID-19, and in keeping with our mission to always put patients first, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is cancelling all outpatient classes, support groups and workshops, effective Monday, March 16, until further notice. The health and safety of our patients, hospital staff and...
Our editorial team is working from home to bring you a series of articles about the coronavirus. This article, about a study that explores the potential of medical imaging for detecting coronavirus, is the second in the series. A computerized tomography scan (CT scan for short) uses three...
Printable, on-the-spot heart repair. Tiny vehicles delivering stem cells to organs in need. Silver scaffolds implanted into an eyeball. Scenes from a sci-fi film, or plausible therapy? Learn about the extraordinary new developments out of Dr. Emilio Alarcon’s BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions...
With enthusiasm and a shared sense of purpose, experts in women and heart disease gathered in Ottawa this April for the first Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit. Attendees included leading figures in clinical care and research from across North America. The event aimed to lay the groundwork for...
In the 1950s, available advice on women and heart health largely consisted of information on how to help husbands recover from their heart attacks. As the famous ad says, we’ve come a long way, baby. Progress is being made in addressing women’s heart health, progress that was amply demonstrated at...
Heart Institute announces grand opening of state-of-the-art digital innovation hub for enhanced collaboration and innovation across specialties
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. David Birnie as the new head of its Division of Cardiology. Appointed for a five-year mandate, Dr. Birnie succeeds Dr. Rob Beanlands. Dr. Birnie was educated in Scotland and received his medical degree (MB ChB) from...
Matt Davies is Elected Director, Chair of the Information Technology Committee at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Dr. Richard Davies is Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Ross Davies, MD, is a cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He retired from clinics in 2020 but continues to perform e-consults.
Dr. Darryl Davis is a clinician-scientist and cardiac electrophysiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Coping with the death of a loved one is a personal experience. Grief is a normal response to loss, and everyone processes it differently. You will find information and resources on this webpage to help you cope with your loss and feelings of grief.
Robert deKemp is Head Imaging Physicist in Cardiac Imaging at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is also Associate Professor of Medicine, Engineering and Physics and Medical Scientist in the Faculty of Medicine and member of the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies at the...
Health care professionals interested in offering the Healing Hearts Together program can visit Healing Hearts Together Relationship Education Program at iceeft.com.
Depression and Heart Disease: A Vicious Circle, interview with Heather Tulloch, PhD.
When Nazli Parast, APN, was studying to become a cardiac nurse, she was surprised at how little she learned about women's heart health and the specific risk factors for heart disease unique to women. Today, some fifteen years later, Nazli has a master’s degree in nursing, and she is one of the...
Normally, when blood glucose levels rise after a meal, the pancreas (an organ near the stomach) releases a hormone called insulin to stimulate your cells and liver to absorb the glucose. With diabetes, the body either does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or cannot use the hormone...
Dr. Erin Mulvihill is the 2024 recipient of the CIHR-INMD Early Career Researcher Partnership Award
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...