ICES scientists among world-leading experts in cardiovascular disease at the 2015 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
ICES scientists were a strong presence at the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, the AHA’s largest gathering of scientists and healthcare professionals devoted to the study of cardiovascular diseases and the care of patients suffering from them.
Research presentations by ICES scientists included:
- Error: Expected single child node to be of type Text; got tag (winner of the 2015 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Young Investigator Award): Moving to a highly walkable neighborhood and incidence of hypertension: a propensity-score matched cohort study
- Cynthia Jackevicius: Early nonadherence with dabigatran and rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation
- Dennis Ko: Relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality: a population-based study of more than 630,000 Individuals without prior cardiovascular conditions in Ontario, Canada
- Harindra Wijeysundera: Predictors of initial revascularization versus medical therapy in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing an invasive strategy
AHA’s Scientific Sessions were held on November 7-11, 2015 in Orlando, Florida.
Maria Chiu
Cynthia Jackevicius
Dennis Ko
Harindra Wijeysundera