Heart Transplants: Heart Institute Performs Unprecedented Streak in History
Ottawa – January 20, 2016 – Between December 31st and January 7th, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s team has successfully performed an impressive 7 heart transplants. All patients are doing well with good heart and lung functions. The previous exceptional streak was in November 2012 with 3 transplants in 24 hours. Patients were from all across Canada, from Newfoundland, to emergently being transferred… |
| Posted on February 26, 2016 |
National Cardiac PET Centre Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
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Shoehorned into a small room, the first positron emission tomography (PET) scanner at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute made possible a dedicated PET imaging service for heart patients one day a week. That was in 1995, and cardiologist Rob Beanlands, MD, physicist Rob deKemp, PhD, and nuclear medicine technologist May Aung were excited to launch the PET imaging research program. Now, 20 years… |
| Posted on December 3, 2015 |
Heart Disease Patients Who Sit A Lot Have Worse Health Even If They Exercise
Patients with coronary artery disease spend an average of 8 hours each day sitting; Men were more sedentary than women. Ottawa, November 26, 2015 – Patients with heart disease who sit a lot have worse health even if they exercise, reveals research from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention.1 “Get up and move every… |
| Posted on November 29, 2015 |
It’s Hockey Season… Score for your health!
OTTAWA, November 9, 2015 – As house leagues across Canada come together to triumph during the 2015-2016 hockey season, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Paramedics would like to remind everyone that, unless you are Sidney Crosby… or P.K. Subban, there are some important health facts you might want to keep in mind all season long. Every year, local hockey players… |
| Posted on November 11, 2015 |
Heart Institute and Patient Alumni Help Transform Hospital Food
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OTTAWA, April 17, 2015 – Roasted sweet potatoes. Home-made hummus. Grilled veggie wraps. Soups made from scratch. It’s what you might expect on the menu of a downtown bistro. Yet, thanks to the leadership of the Heart Institute (UOHI) and the generosity of its Patient Alumni Association, it’s exactly the kind of healthy, delicious food that staff, visitors and patients can now find at… |
| Posted on April 17, 2015 |
A most enchanting 28th Annual General Meeting
By: Jean Bilodeau, President Patient Alumni The most captivating part of the 28th Annual General Meeting was the mesmerizing words delivered by our keynote speaker, Dr.Mesana. The sold out evening is a tribute to the power of Dr Mesana to deliver an informative, relevant message. Highlights of his message appear later in the article. Several factors helped to contribute to an increase in… |
| Posted on September 15, 2014 |
