Cardiovascular Research Program
Program Lead: Douglas Lee
Program Coordinator: CARDIOadmin@ices.on.ca
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:
- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- congestive heart failure in the emergency room
- the appropriateness of angioplasty procedures
- management of transient ischemic attacks and strokes
- addressing risk factors for chronic diseases.
Ha ACT, Wijeysundera HC, Qiu F, Henning K, Ahmad K, Angaran P, Birnie DH, Crystal E, Ha AH, Healey JS, Leong-Sit P, Makanjee B, Nery PB, Redfearn DB, Skanes AC, Verma A. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020; 10(1):e016071. Epub 2020 Dec 31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.016071
Sunner M, Qiu F, Manoragavan R, Roifman I, Tam DY, Fremes SC, Sun L, Rahal M, Woodward G, Austin PC, Wijeysundera HC. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2020; Dec 22 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa094
Van Spall HGC, Averbuch T, Lee SF, Oz UE, Mamas MA, Januzzi JL, Ko DT. ESC Heart Fail. 2020; Dec 2 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13109
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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
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Principal investigator: Austin PC
Co-investigators: Fine J, Lee DS
Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
Project Grant
2019-2022; $206,550
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Principal investigator: Dubois L
Co-investigators: Jones P, Vogt K
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund,
Innovation Fund
2019; $146,000
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Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship
2020: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu by the Heart and Stroke Foundation for the project "Determining sex disparities In Stroke Care and Outcomes to optimize recoVERy (DISCOVER)". The prize is given annually to a highly rated cerebrovascular research investigator.
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Heart & Stroke National New Investigator Award
2020: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu. This award provides salary support to individuals who have clearly demonstrated excellence during their doctoral and post-doctoral training in cerebrovascular research.