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May 2016
Pacemaker/ICD Bleeding Complication Increases Risk of Serious Infections
Patients who experience bleeding around an implanted device are at greater risk for a variety of infections
Research
May 2016
Rapid Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for May
Focus on women and heart disease: statin therapy, gestational diabetes, and atrial fibrillation
May 2016
CWHHS 2016: What We Know about Women and Heart Disease
Part one of our Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit coverage looks at the many ways women experience heart disease differently
May 2016
CWHHS 2016: What’s Needed to Improve Women’s Heart Health?
Part Two of our Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit coverage looks at the knowledge gaps and steps that need to be taken to improve awareness, prevention and treatment of heart disease in women
March 2016
Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease
A common cause of sleep disruptions, sleep apnea is strongly linked to heart disease and can make outcomes worse
December 2015
AHA 2015: Cardiac Resuscitation: New Information on CPR and Defibrillators
Updated recommendations and new findings aim to improve survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
December 2015
AHA 2015: Knowledge of Genetic Risk Can Encourage Increased Prevention
Simple awareness of genetic risk scores improves the uptake of preventive measures for heart disease
December 2015
AHA 2015: UOHI at the AHA Scientific Sessions
Heart Institute clinical and research staff share expertise and findings at top conference
December 2015
AHA 2015: Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Benefits
SPRINT trial finds strong benefits to lower blood pressure targets, with side effects seen as manageable
November 2015
CCC 2015: Factors Associated with Heart Failure in Women
Award-winning research into why a certain form of heart failure affects more women
November 2015
CCC 2015: Is She Really Having a Heart Attack?
Efforts to better understand and treat spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a life-threatening condition that mostly affects younger women
November 2015
CCC 2015: Awards and Recognition
A number of Ottawa Heart Institute staff and trainees were honoured at this year’s Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, recognizing their accomplishments at both early and established phases of their careers.
Rob Beanlands, MD, Chief of Cardiology