A good night’s sleep restores energy, improves performance and generally makes you feel better. Getting the right amount of sleep is also important for good heart health. A South Korean study of more than 47,000 adults found that people who sleep about seven hours a night have significantly fewer...
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Gary Small, MB, PhD, is a cardiologist and clinician-investigator at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
A secure, privacy-compliant point-of-care smartphone application is helping to reduce diagnostic time for patients in Ontario who may be experiencing a heart attack due to a blocked artery.
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests smartphone technology is diagnostically more accurate than traditional physical examination techniques to assess blood flow in arteries found in the wrist. The study was conducted at the University of Ottawa Heart...
Derek So, MD, is a Staff Cardiologist and Clinician Investigator at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
Drs. Marc Ruel and David Glineur are among the conference directors. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will host a two-day interactive conference dedicated to advanced coronary artery bypass surgery at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa the weekend of June 4-5. Marc Ruel, MD and David...
Read why we are collecting sociodemographic information from patients and how it will help us provide better care.
This role involves developing, training, and deploying AI models for automated medical image analysis, working closely with cardiologists and data scientists. The ideal candidate will be passionate about AI-driven healthcare solutions, contributing to state-of-the-art software development in a high-impact clinical setting.
Summary of the speaker lineup for the 2025 Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit.
A revolutionary change in the design of cardiac SPECT cameras is underway and the Heart Institute is the first site in Canada to obtain advanced equipment. This marks the first major change in design since the 1960s and greatly improves image quality. New technology means that many more lenses in...
We invite you to become an important part of this incredible opportunity by participating as an Event Sponsor. A variety of sponsorship levels have been developed and will be available to government, corporate, community, and other healthcare agencies. Don’t miss this chance to be part of something...
It’s with great enthusiasm that we announce the 5 th International Ottawa Heart Conference, to be held March 30 and 31, 2017 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. Hosted by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this 1.5 day event promises to bring together national and international experts...
We invite you to become an important part of this global forum by participating as an Event Sponsor.
As a sponsor of this national conference you will be exposed to an audience of healthcare leaders and decision makers. The event attracts hundreds of attendees, representing the diversity of the various healthcare settings across Canada – physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, researchers, policy-makers and other healthcare stakeholders. Every year, we hope to attract even more attendees with a diverse line-up of national and international expert speakers sharing the latest concepts in clinical tobacco treatment, program development and smoking cessation research.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare emergency condition that occurs when a tear forms in one of the blood vessels in the heart. This tear can slow or block blood flow to the heart which can cause damage to the heart muscle or affect the normal heart rhythm.
Julie St-Pierre is the Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation of the University of Ottawa.
Ellamae Stadnick, MD, MSc, FRCPC is a staff cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa.
A University of Ottawa Heart Institute preprint citing incorrect data vastly inflating the incidence of post-vaccine myocarditis has been withdrawn at the authors’ request. We are sorry this error led to misinformation about the incidence of post-vaccine myocarditis. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) on behalf of the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation is issuing this statement in relation to a grant awarded to one of its researchers from the FTX Philanthropy Inc. After FTX Trading Ltd. and its affiliates (together, the FTX Debtors) filed...
We are excited to announce that our Co-Chairs for the 2019 International Ottawa Heart Conference will be Dr. Peter Liu and Dr. Jodi Edwards. This year, the conference Chairs are pleased to offer an exciting scientific program highlighting the innovative and rapidly evolving field of Big Data in...