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October 2014The Heart Institute ranks 4th in Canada and 159th in the world across all fields of study. -
October 2014Federal funding will establish Canadian Medical Devices Commercialization Centre at UOHI. -
October 2014Aortic disease often goes undiscovered until an emergency arises, making increased awareness important for the rapid diagnosis that can save lives. -
October 2014A Harvard University study illustrates the human cost of our over-developed taste for salt. -
October 2014Substance similar to an African arrow poison could lead to new treatments for hypertension and heart failure. -
September 2014The PCSK9 protein, much promoted as the target for a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, is found at higher levels in patients undergoing a heart attack. -
September 2014A researcher’s exploration of how PCSK9 controls cholesterol levels and impacts the risk of heart disease. -
July 2014First-ever Canadian survey of women’s attitudes and knowledge about heart disease reveals major gaps between what they know and what they think they know. -
July 2014The Beat sat down with Kathryn Ascah, MD, to talk about the issue of women and heart disease -
June 2014Today, close to 90% of congenital heart disease patients reach adulthood. -
June 2014Finding a gene associated with disease is one thing. Figuring out what it does is something else. After five years, Heart Institute researchers now know how one genetic variant works and suspect that it contributes to heart disease through processes that promote chronic inflammation and cell division. -
June 2014Leading figures from across North America came together at the Ottawa Heart Research Conference for a lively look at personalized medicine and heart disease.