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With populations aging in much of the world, the decline of mental capacity in later years is of increasing concern. There has been hope in the medical community that effectively treating high blood pressure and atherosclerosis could slow or delay this decline. In a study of people over the age of...
Dr. Thierry Mesana is a professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Ottawa. He is the past president and chief executive officer of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, having served in those roles from 2014 to 2024.
Dr. Messika-Zeitoun is a cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and a full professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He is currently director of the Centre for Valvular Heart Disease and of the Heart Valve Mobile Screening Program.
The Metaresearch and Open Science Program is interested in a range of topics including the implementation of open science, the reporting quality of research, data management and sharing best practices, research reproducibility, and patient engagement in research. The team is comprised of members...
It has been little more than a decade since researchers categorized the full suite of genes contained in the human body, but this exciting milestone merely opened up an even more challenging frontier. There turns out to be only about 20,000 genes associated with the famous DNA molecule—a sizable...
OTTAWA, May 11, 2021 — It was 45 years ago, on May 11, 1976, that the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) opened its doors. Founded by visionary cardiac surgeon and researcher Dr. Wilbert J. Keon, what began as a department in The Ottawa Hospital has since flourished into Canada's largest...
Results of the trial are published in the New England Journal of Medicine Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) comparing the efficacy and safety of two inotropic medicines used to treat patients with cardiogenic shock conclude there is no clinically significant difference...
This unique approach uses small incisions between the ribs to access the heart as an alternative to the incision through the breastbone (sternum) typical of traditional open-heart surgery. As a result, there may be less damage to surrounding tissues and therefore less pain and quicker healing.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is one of few medical centres in the world offering minimally invasive bypass surgery to address blockages in more than one coronary artery. Our cardiac surgery team has a superior level of experience and skill in performing minimally invasive heart surgery.
Heart valve replacement or repair surgery is usually performed through an incision in the chest. The breastbone is cut so the surgeon can access the heart for surgery. In contrast, minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repair is performed through a small incision between the ribs.
In a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, a group of researchers led by Dr. Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) conclude that minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) has “favourable long-term outcomes” for...
February is Heart Month, and the federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Jane Philpott, chose to kick it off by coming to the Ottawa Heart Institute to announce $2.9 million in funding for five of its researchers. Heart disease is the second-leading cause of death in Canada. This funding, through...
Hassan Mir, MD, FRCPC, is a cardiologist in the Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and program chair of The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Andres F. Miranda-Arboleda, MD, is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is also an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Your doctors have recommended a mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device to treat your mitral regurgitation. The purpose of this guide is to help you and your family prepare for your procedure at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation occur when their respective heart valves leak, causing blood to flow backward, which can weaken the heart and lead to symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, and swelling. For patients too high-risk for open surgery, minimally invasive transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip™, PASCAL™, or TriClip™) can reduce leakage, improve blood flow, and quickly relieve symptoms.
It’s 2062. The world is a futuristic utopia of push-button conveniences made possible by technology. Even visiting the doctor happens virtually via videophone. Such was the premise of the popular American animated sitcom, The Jetsons, which first hit airwaves in 1962. But, as Cardiac Telehealth...
Research in our lab includes basic science radiochemistry and translational radiotracer development. Our overall goal is discovery and refinement of tools for molecular imaging, principally by positron emission tomography (PET). PET allows for non-invasive, quantitative and dynamic imaging of...