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

12/12/2019 ICES Central

Recent Publications

3/3/2020

Assessment of an algorithm for prescription of oral anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation in emergency departments

Atzema CL, Fang J, Cox JL, Chong AS, Tu K, Austin PC. JAMA Netw Open. 2020; 3(3):e200306. 2020; Mar 3 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0306

2/28/2020

Variance estimation when using propensity-score matching with replacement with survival or time-to-event outcome

Austin PC, Cafri G. Stat Med. 2020; Feb 28 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8502

2/27/2020

An introduction to clustered data and multilevel analyses

Holodinsky JK, Austin PC, Williamson TS. Fam Pract. 2020; Feb 27 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmaa017

See all Cardiovascular Publications

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

See all Cardiovascular Grants

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

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
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Ontario Clinician Scientist Phase II Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. Clinician-scientist awardees have demonstrated a commitment to building an influential program of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health research relevant to the foundation’s mission.
4/23/2019