Media and members of the community are invited to join Dalton McGuinty, University of Ottawa Heart Institute chairman of the board, on March 28 for a ceremony to usher in Dr. Rob Beanlands as the Heart Institute’s next president and CEO and to recognize the legacy of Dr. Thierry Mesana.
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The Canadian Centre for Rare Cardiac Conditions will host the 3rd Annual Rare Cardiac Conditions Conference on February 28, coinciding with International Rare Disease Day
Use of the VARIPULSE™ Platform marks a significant milestone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Peter Liu, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer and vice president of research, is receiving upwards of $1.1 million ($1,176,019) in support through the COVID-19 May 2020 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity. The Government of Canada is providing the funding for this...
OTTAWA, November 28, 2023 - Cardiac surgeon Dr. Hugo Monteiro Neder Issa and cardiologist Dr. Hanh Nguyen have joined their respective teams in the divisions of cardiac surgery and cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). Dr. Hugo Monteiro Neder Issa Dr. Hugo Monteiro Neder...
Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) will establish the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) with a $109-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. Funding will support a research program...
Congratulations, Dr. Rob Beanlands The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), in partnership with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, has named Dr. Rob Beanlands, Vered Chair and Division Head of Cardiology at the University of...
The Canadian Lipoprotein Conference (CLC) has named Dr. Erin Mulvihill of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) the 2019 recipient of the Amgen Stewart Whitman Young Investigator Award. Dr. Mulvihill is a scientist and director of the Energy Substrate Metabolism Research Laboratory at the...
The CAS recognized Dr. Hynes in Victoria, B.C. earlier in June
The election reinforces the Ottawa Heart Institute’s role as a global leader in combating cardiovascular disease
Canadian Doctor Honoured in America for Substantial Professional Contributions, Leadership The American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA) presented its Distinguished Achievement Award to Canadian Doctor and Head of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute congratulates Dr. Katey Rayner on her nomination to the incoming class of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, which recognizes emerging Canadian research leaders. The announcement was made earlier today by the...
Innovative screening program reveals high rates of undiagnosed heart issues, offering hope for early intervention
A University of Ottawa Heart Institute-led research project recorded a significant milestone last month when researchers enrolled a thousandth patient to participate in the study. The Optimal Anticoagulation for Enhanced Risk Patients Post-Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (OCEAN) trial...
Congratulations Katey Rayner, PhD! The American Heart Association (AHA) will present its 2021 Joseph A. Vita Award to Katey Rayner, PhD. This award is given annually in honour of the late cardiovascular scientist Joseph A. Vita, M.D., to recognize research that had a major impact on the field of...
Timothy Zakutney, University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Senior Vice President, Digital Health and Cardiac Technology and Chief Information and Technology Officer, has been awarded a 2020 CMBES Fellow Award. This award from the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society aims to recognize...
Traditional cardiovascular revascularization trials have long been designed by clinicians to examine outcomes that are predominantly of interest to clinicians. These trials are sometimes referred to as “tombstone trials” within the medical community for their tendency to focus on death or other...
Technologists at the Qikiqtani General Hospital (QGH) in the Nunavut territorial capital of Iqaluit are now performing sophisticated scans of patients’ hearts. It’s a feat that saves would-be travellers in the name of cardiac health the burden of a lengthy trip south for diagnostic testing, and the...
The Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards program celebrates inspirational immigrants who have made a meaningful impact on Canadian society.
A wide range of tests are performed before the procedure. A nurse or doctor asks the patient to provide informed consent. This is required before the procedure is performed. The patient is placed under general anesthesia and remains unconscious for the entire operation. The patient is taken by...