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April 2018

Nursing Our Nurses Back to Health: Tailored Interventions Needed Now

A new study is shining light on how Canadian nurses are not meeting current physical activity guidelines and why many of today’s frontline nurses have poor cardiometabolic health

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Care / Heart Health / Research

December 2017

Top 5 Stories of 2017 from The Beat

See our most read stories from the past year

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December 2017

Engineering the next generation of nanomaterial for biomedical applications

New research has potential to shape the future of biomedicine

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November 2017

BRUISE CONTROL-2: Continued vs. Interrupted Anticoagulation Therapy?

Clinical trials prove continued vs. interrupted approaches to anticoagulation therapy in patients at the time of device surgery produce comparable outcomes

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Heart Health / Research

October 2017

Heart Institute CCC 2017 Program Guide

Nearly 70 Ottawa Heart Institute program items will be on tap this year at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Vancouver

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Care / Research

June 2017

Making the Diagnosis: Why Cardiac Sarcoidosis Should Be on Cardiologists’ Radar

Building knowledge and awareness of an under-recognized heart condition

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Care / Heart Health / Research / UOHI News

June 2017

Charting a Course for Women’s Heart Health in Canada

Newly published results statement from the 2016 Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit points the way

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Heart Health / Research

May 2017

Many People at Risk of Heart Attack See No Need to Improve Their Health

Nearly one in five Canadians at highest risk of having a heart attack don’t think they need to change their unhealthy lifestyle

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Heart Health / Research

May 2017

How Air Pollution Can Impact Your Heart Health

New research uncovers ways that air pollution may do the damage it does to our hearts and blood vessels

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May 2017

Preclinical Cardiovascular Research Found Lacking in Scientific Rigor

New studies show sex bias and methodological flaws are common in laboratory research

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Care / Heart Health / Research

May 2017

Rapid Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for May

In this round up, hot flashes, unemployment and lack of evidence for muscle pain with statins

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April 2017

Insights into Inflammation and the Heart

The 2017 Ottawa Heart Conference explored the latest insights into how inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease

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