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.

Announcements & Events

7/7/2020 ICES Central

Recent Publications

6/24/2020

Single versus multiple arterial revascularization in patients with reduced renal function: long-term outcome comparisons in 23,406 CABG patients from Ontario, Canada

Hayatsu Y, Ruel M, Eddeen AB, Sun L. Ann Surg. 2020; Jun 24 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003908

6/16/2020

Graphical calibration curves and the integrated calibration index (ICI) for survival models

Austin PC, Harrell FE, van Klaveren D. Stat Med. 2020; Jun 16 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8570

6/11/2020

Age, not sex, modifies the effect of frailty on long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery

Sun LY, Spence SD, Benton S, Beanlands RS, Austin PC, Eddeen AB, Lee DS. Ann Surg. 2020; Jun 11 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004060

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Recent ICES Grants

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
Contemporary management and long-term clinical course of claudicants in Ontario

Principal Investigator: de Mestral C
Co-investigators: Al-Omran M, Johnston KW, Lee D, Roche-Nagle G.
Blair Foundation, Operating Grant
2019-2021; $20,000

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collaborations & partnerships

The Cardiovascular program has many important collaborations and partnerships. Below is a list of some our partnerships with external orgranizations.

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada

Canadian Cardiovascular Society

Ontario Stroke Network

Ontario Association of Cardiologists

Cardiovascular Health in Ambulatory Care Research Team (CANHEART)

Cardiac Care Network of Ontario (CCN)

Ontario Stroke Registry

Recent Awards & Recognition

CIHR COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity

2020: Awarded to Dr. Angela Jerath for the project "Sedating With Volatile Anesthetic Agents in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in ICU: Effects On Ventilatory Parameters And Survival (The SAVE-ICU trial)".
7/2/2020
Ontario Early Researcher Award

2019: Dr. Charles de Mestral was awarded $190,000 over five years for the project "Regional Foot Care and Amputation Prevention Pathways for All Ontarians." The award is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
11/5/2019
Junior Investigator Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu by the Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
9/5/2019