Dr. Jodi Edwards is the Director of the Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, Director of the UOHI Population Outcomes Research Unit and Scientific...
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The test is performed in the ECG clinic located on the second floor of the Heart Institute. You will be asked to remove your jewellery and to put on a hospital gown. The ECG technician will explain the procedure to you. The technician will apply small sticky pads (electrodes) to several spots on...
The purpose of this guide is to help you and your family prepare for an electrophysiology study and ablation procedure and for your recovery at home.
Before you go for the procedure, the doctor will come and meet with you in the Day Unit; this will be a good time to ask any final questions you may have. Your study will take place in the EP Lab at the Heart Institute. You will be given a medication to help you to relax and you may fall asleep...
Exciting medical discoveries are being fed through our social media feeds and television screens with a seemingly limitless speed and diversity. From breakthroughs like genetic engineering and regenerative medicine to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and robotic surgery, we live in...
Working and studying at the Heart Institute can be immensely rewarding. This section provides information on employment and training opportunities relating to care, education and research at the Heart Institute.
Endowed Chairs help the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) attract and support top-calibre researchers. They provide long-term support to areas of research and academia identified as a priority for the Institute. Chairs bring prestige and recognition to our researchers. Endowed Fellowships...
J Wave Syndrome: A New Era in Understanding and Navigating Treatment Challenges
Our research goals are to understand: The physiological importance of local DPP4 activity and substrate cleavage in the setting of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The cellular sites of DPP4 important for regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism. How the gut adapts to food ingestion.
Imagine what we can accomplish together with scientists, doctors, allied health professionals and volunteers like you working together!
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing science of producing and utilizing nano-sized particles invisible to the naked eye. In biomedicine, nanosilver is one of the most studied nanomaterials because of its natural antibacterial, antifungal, and even anti-inflammatory properties. Also, due to its unique...
Data scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have developed and tested a clinical model to accurately predict the risk of death and unplanned cardiac hospitalization for patients awaiting heart surgery. Researchers believe their model facilitates patient-centered decision...
Data scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have developed and tested a clinical model to accurately predict the risk of death and unplanned cardiac hospitalization for patients awaiting heart surgery. Unplanned cardiac hospitalization refers to nonelective (urgent) admission...
According to Statistics Canada, 23% of Canadians aged 15 and older (an estimated 6.7 million people) reported most days were either ‘quite a bit’ or ‘extremely stressful’. Stress is the mind and body’s response to a perceived threat or stressor, triggering the instinct known as the fight-or-flight...
Our team performs human clinical research in the area of exercise science, cardiovascular rehabilitation and prevention and women’s health.
Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have developed a promising new therapy that successfully targets methylglyoxal (MG), a molecule that “toxifies” the heart following a heart attack, according to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials. Under normal conditions...
The 17th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation runs from January 24-25, closing out National Non-Smoking Week in Canada
The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit tackles key health challenges affecting women
VANCOUVER, April 18, 2023 — National and international experts, health professionals, and women living with heart disease will gather in Vancouver, BC to attend The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit, the largest conference in the world exclusively dedicated to the unique aspects of heart, brain...
What is a glucose monitoring device? Glucose monitoring devices are applied to your body and are used to measure and track glucose levels within the body. Your device may be a continuous glucose monitor (Dexcom and Medtronic are examples) or a flash glucose monitoring device, such as Freestyle Libre...