University of Ottawa Heart Institute Tackles Post-Operative Care for Women through Project Rise-Up
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Anne Stolarik, an Advanced Practice Nurse for cardiac surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, is offering female patients more than just a little post-op support. Find out how Project Rise-Up and the Heart Hugger bra are helping women recover from their operations. “This garment is especially important in pain management and overall comfort for our female patients after surgery. It helps to… |
| Posted on December 1, 2017 |
BRUISE CONTROL-2: Continued vs. Interrupted use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery
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Research attempts to answer the question of how to manage anticoagulants in patients at the time of device surgery. Dr. David Birnie and his colleagues conducted a 662-patient, multicentre, single-blind, randomized controlled trial at 15 centres in Canada and one in Israel between 2013 and 2017. “The bottom line is there was no difference between the two strategies. In both arms the event rate… |
| Posted on December 1, 2017 |
Heart Institute Among Lowest Mortality Rates in Canada According to New Report
Ottawa, October 31 – According to new indicators and a report released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in collaboration with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has among the lowest mortality rates related to selected cardiac interventions in the country. This is the first time results are publicly available in Canada for cardiac care… |
| Posted on November 16, 2017 |
START THE CONVERSATION – A Woman’s Heart Health Across her Lifespan
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The University of Ottawa Patient Alumni Association held its third very successful Meet the Expert* session on September 26th. Entitled START THE CONVERSATION – A Woman’s Heart Health Across her Lifespan, nearly 100 people attended the session at the Canal Ritz to hear featured experts and patients share their knowledge and experience on prevention of women’s heart diseases and ways… |
| Posted on October 25, 2017 |
Meet The Expert
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The University of Ottawa Patient Alumni Association held its third very successful Meet the Expert* session on September 26th. Entitled START THE CONVERSATION – A Woman’s Heart Health Across her Lifespan, nearly 100 people attended the session at the Canal Ritz to hear featured experts and patients share their knowledge and experience on prevention of women’s heart diseases and ways… |
| Posted on October 25, 2017 |
On-and-off fasting helps fight obesity
Researchers investigate why periods of sporadic fasting can be beneficial for the metabolism. Heidelberg | New York, 17 October 2017 Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows benefits after only six weeks. This is according to a study by Kyoung-Han Kim and Yun Hye Kim in the… |
| Posted on October 24, 2017 |
Delayed Diagnosis, Not Gender Affects Women’s Treatment for Heart Disease
Study debunks conventional wisdom pointing to gender bias in heart surgery CHICAGO, September 28, 2017 — Women with heart disease typically receive less complete surgical revascularization with arterial grafts than men do, but not because of gender bias. Instead, factors such as delayed diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women may contribute to the differences in treatment, according to a new study published… |
| Posted on October 3, 2017 |
New Imaging Test Could Detect Heart Damage in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
OTTAWA, August 21, 2017 – Heart damage (cardiotoxicity) is a known risk for women treated with chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer. As breast cancer treatment has become more successful, more women are surviving a breast cancer diagnosis. However, there can be short- and long-term toxicities (side effects) from cancer treatments. Heart disease is now the second leading cause of death for post-menopausal breast… |
| Posted on September 8, 2017 |
HOSPITALS IN ACTION!
Creating a truly healthy food environment, which provides plenty of healthy options while simultaneously decreasing the less healthful ones, is not easy. It takes a great deal of planning, menu and nutritional analysis, sourcing and taste testing of new products, and incorporating customer feedback to get it just right. Our hospital food service leads, staff and volunteers have been working continuously to make these… |
| Posted on August 17, 2017 |
Healthy Foods Environments- A Hot Topic
It’s not just a fringe conversation happening on the sidelines at hospitals and schools anymore. Numerous organizations from the Heart & Stroke to the Senate are calling for renewed attention to our food environments and the role they play on our overall health. In the past year we have seen hospitals from around the world adopt a similar cause and set their sights on… |
| Posted on August 15, 2017 |
Annual Report 2016-2017
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Message from Our Leaders Dear friends, It is with great pride that we are reporting on another highly successful year for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, marked by significant milestones that will fuel the years to come as we prepare to officially take possession of our new, state-of-the-art expansion next Spring. From the introduction of new, innovative technologies, such as the launch and… |
| Posted on July 18, 2017 |
Local Food Coming to Tickers Café at the Heart Institute
Spring is upon us which means the return of local farmers’ markets in Eastern Ontario offering locally grown food products. Chef Thomas Ryder with the purchasing leader of Marek Hospitality, the Tickers Café managing company, recently took a two day tour of the surrounding area to visit some of the best local producers in search of bringing local tomatoes, beef, cheese, coffee and eggs… |
| Posted on July 18, 2017 |
