Cardiovascular care: Year in review
The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre is the leading cardiovascular centre in the province, with clinicians and physicians brace to care for people with the...
New guideline provides comprehensive recommendations to manage heart disease
The updated comprehensive C-CHANGE (Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour) guideline to manage cardiovascular disease will help primary care physicians across Canada provide better...
Simple score to diagnose heart attacks is safer, faster than current methods
International research team hopes lab score will improve diagnosis, reduce deaths
An international team of researchers has developed a simple laboratory score that is safer...
Better care with our whole heart
By Elise Copps
Hamilton Health Sciences is the go-to centre for heart care in the Hamilton-Niagara-Halton-Brant region, taking on complex cases and using cutting edge...
Death rates from heart failure higher for women than men
Death rates from heart failure are higher for women than men, and hospitalization rates have increased in women while declining in men, found a...
Minimally invasive procedure and medication benefits patients with stable coronary artery disease
By Ana Gajic
A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people...
New cardiac mapping catheter cuts surgery time
Technology helps reduce surgical wait-times, helps patients heal more quickly
By John Pereira
Patients undergoing a cardiac procedure at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will now...
Where you live impacts heart health
Where you live in Ontario can have a major impact on your heart health. The CANHEART research group wants to change that, and we...
Artificial Intelligence is the path to tackle the challenges in cardiac health
By Max Mohammadi
The human body is like an automobile. Much like a car, the body is a complex “system” where issues can be diagnosed...
Ingenuity meets heart health with the HeartWatch
By Andre Bertram
Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada's Canadian Chronic Disease...
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