We will be exploring the journeys of patients with valvular disease, atrial fibrillation, and stroke, and we will also be sharing various updates on cardiac resources.
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The Lipid Clinic helps patients manage cholesterol, triglycerides and other cardiac risk factors. You may be referred to the Lipid Clinic by your family doctor, cardiologist or other physician. What to Expect Our goals are to assess your current and future risk of a cardiovascular event, arrange...
An increased level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so-called “bad cholesterol”, in the circulation is a primary risk factor for the development of cardiovascular heart disease. Our lab’s primary research interests are cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate cholesterol...
Details To promote Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, cardiology specialists and residents from the Centre for Valvular Heart Disease, led by Dr. David Messika-Zeitoun, encourage you to listen to your heart. Visit The Herons Seniors Centre for a heart valve checkup. Cost Free. Location Gallery Room...
Dr. Peter Liu is a Cardiologist and a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Ottawa.
But living on a salt-restricted diet can be a challenge. “It’s really hard to know how much sodium is in food because you don’t see it,” explained Kathleen Turner, a registered dietitian with the Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation at the Ottawa Heart Institute. “It just disappears...
Living Well as a Caregiver is a guide designed to support caregivers of patients with cardiovascular disease.
Even though you will receive the best available care to treat and manage your heart condition, your heart disease is not curable. Heart disease is a chronic health condition that, like any health problem, can bring uncertainty and changes into your everyday life.
Lana Gillard was used to going to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Her mother was a long-time patient there, suffering from chronic heart failure after many years of treatment and several open-heart surgeries. Gillard accompanied her to appointments and knew her mother was in excellent...
The purpose of this guide is to provide information about atrial fibrillation, to outline the treatment options for this condition and to provide tips on living well with atrial fibrillation.
Map and directions to find the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Heart Wise Exercise started in Ottawa and is a program of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The model has been adapted by several partners who have developed HWE networks in their regions.
A class of anti-cholesterol drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors has been in the press lately, and for good reason: they can reduce blood cholesterol levels substantially beyond what a statin alone can achieve. Two have made it to market so far for treating coronary artery disease, with more likely to come...
The past decade has seen rapid progress in cataloguing the genetic factors driving heart disease risk. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute led the way, discovering the first and, to date, highest-impact common genetic variant linked to coronary artery disease. Many others have been found since...
Lindsay MacArthur is the advanced practice nurse for cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She participates in patient care, research and education for patients and health care providers.
The Heart and Stroke William L. MacDonald lectureship series was established in 1970 by the Board of Directors of the Heart and Stroke Foundation (previously known as Ontario Heart Foundation) in memory of the President of the Board, William L. MacDonald. The lectureship, presented annually at one...
Erika MacPhee is Vice President, Clinical Operations at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Dr. Jakub Maj is a cardiologist and a clinician expert at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He specializes in adult echocardiography.
Our editorial team is taking a short break for summer. Before we go, we’re sharing some tips to help you get the most out of your face coverings, so that you keep cool and COVID-safe this August. July and August have some of the hottest days of the year in Canada. Hot, humid weather poses...