Cardiovascular Research Program

Measuring and improving the quality and effectiveness of cardiovascular care in Ontario is a major focus of the Cardiovascular Research Program. The program also focuses on including the treatment of strokes. Among the diverse topics currently under study are:

Recent Publications

9/17/2021

Bridging pediatric and adult rehabilitation services for young adults with childhood-onset disabilities: evaluation of the LIFEspan model of transitional care

Kingsnorth S, Lindsay S, Maxwell J, Hamdani Y, Colantonio A, Zhu J, Bayley MT, Macarthur C. Front Pediatr. 2021; Sep 17 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.728640

9/13/2021

Age-specific and sex-specific trends in life-sustaining care after acute stroke

Joundi RA, Smith EE, Yu AYX, Rashid M, Fang J, Kapral MK. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021; 10(18):e021499. Epub 2021 Sep 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.021499

9/13/2021

Multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative to optimize acute neurovascular imaging for transient ischemic attack or minor stroke

Kapoor A, Verma A, Kim IJ, Kujbid N, Si K, Casaubon LK, Kapral MK, Fang J, Symons S, Swartz RH, Yu AYX. CJEM. 2021; Sep 13 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-021-00180-1

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Recent ICES Grants

Cardiac DOC: the predictive validity of a simple screen for Depression, Obstructive sleep apnea and Cognitive impairment (DOC) to identify heart failure patients at risk of adverse outcomes in a prospective, multicenter cohort

Principal investigators: Edwards JD, Ross HJ, Swartz R
Co-investigators: Austin PC, Bhatia RS, Boulos MI, Lanctôt KL, Lee DS, Lindsay MP, Madan M, Mielniczuk LM, Poon S, Porepa LF, Robillard R, Van Spall H

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $100,000

Stroke Metrics for quAlity, Reporting, and Translation in the implementation of EndoVascular Thrombectomy (SMART-EVT)

Principal investigators: Kapral MK, Yu AYX
Co-investigators: Atzema C, Austin PC, Field T, Fralick M, Hill MD, Jin A, Krings T, Linkewich E, Mamdani M, Mandzia J, Silver F, Swartz R

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2020-2024; $1,325,008

Statistical methods for health services research

Principal investigator: Austin PC
Co-investigators: Fine J, Lee DS

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2022; $206,550

Recent Awards & Recognition

Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology fund

2021: Awarded to Dr. Manav Vyas by the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto.

5/17/2021

Canada Research Chair

2020: Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera named Canada Research Chair in Structural Heart Disease Policy and Outcomes.

12/21/2020

Investigator of the Year Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Jodi Edwards by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The award recognizes Dr. Edwards’ outstanding research achievements.

12/14/2020

ICES Scientists

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