Dr. Leenen’s current areas of research focus on two areas: Brain mechanisms determining sympathetic hyperactivity in salt-sensitive hypertension and congestive heart failure Genetic basis of salt-sensitive hypertension
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Dr. Frans Leenen was the director of the Hypertension Clinic and Hypertension Research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and a professor of medicine and pharmacology in the departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
This guide will help you and your caregiver understand and feel more comfortable with your left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Contract Support We work with investigators to negotiate and finalize research contracts with their research collaborators from industry, academia and government. Contract support is provided for all types of agreements required to conduct research, from non-disclosure agreements to data and...
Guy Levesque is a University of Ottawa Representative in the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation (OHIRC) Board of Directors.
Dr. Wenbin Liang is a Scientist and Director of the Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Laboratory at University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is also a Professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, in the Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Lianne Laing as the new executive director, effective June 30, 2020. Lianne Laing joins the Foundation after a successful broadcasting career at CTV/Bell Media Ottawa, and more recently as a communications...
June 30, 2020, OTTAWA – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Lianne Laing as the new executive director, effective today. As the new executive director, Ms. Laing will report to the Foundation’s board of directors and the president and CEO of...
Stephanie Liddle is the manager of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She is a certified clinical engineer (CCE) and professional engineer (P.Eng) with over 10 years’ experience in leading academic hospitals. She works closely with the clinical...
Details Presented by the multidisciplinary team from UOHI, The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and The Royal. Join us again! The focus of this year is the increasing complexities of cardiac patients, and features sessions about caring for patients with cardiac arrest, with co-medical issues, heart failure...
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.
Hear the latest best practice updates in primary prevention, prehab, smoking cessation, and much more.
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...