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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
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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
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
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
March 2016
What’s Next for TAVI?
Catheter-based aortic valve replacement looks to become an option for more patients if competition and demand bring down the cost of valves
March 2016
40th Anniversary Flashback: Launch of the STEMI Heart Attack Program
The pioneering STEMI program has cut heart attack deaths in half and changed cardiac care internationally
February 2016
40th Anniversary Flashback: The First Heart Transplant in Ottawa
The Heart Institute has performed more than 600 transplants, in some years more than any other centre in Canada
January 2016
Aider les patients à garder le contact et à s’informer
Patient Alumni makes big changes and begins to roll out new services
January 2016
Toute une vie consacrée à la recherche du bon rythme
Tracing the development of cardiac electrophysiology through a career at the forefront
January 2016
Prescribing Physical Activity: A Call to Action
Making a powerful tool for health and wellness central to patient care
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: The Lower Your Salt Intake the Better
Study finds no risks associated with low sodium consumption