Heart health

The effects of the pandemic on heart patients

Timely care for many heart conditions can mean the difference between life and death, so don't delay.

An alternative to blood thinners

An implantable heart device to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation provides an alternative to the use of blood thinners.

Heart Health 101: what men and women should know

Know the signs and symptoms of heart attack - and how they can differ for men and women.

Preeclampsia can have a lasting impact

Clinicians hope to raise awareness around preeclampsia and the health impact it can have later on in a woman's life

Monitoring your heart from far, far away

A service at Sunnybrook allows heart specialists to keep tabs on implantable medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators – no physical clinic...

Meet Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera, the interventional cardiologist

As an interventional cardiologist, he diagnoses and treats structural heart diseases using novel devices small enough to fit inside a heart valve.

Heart patients urge others to seek care

Battling heart disease, Mary Mandel urges others to keep their hospital medical appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Remote device monitoring: how can it help?

If you are a patient who has certain implantable medical devices, like pacemakers and defibrillators, remote device monitoring could benefit you. Dr...

Tips for eating veggies on a budget

Vegetable prices at Canadian supermarkets are soaring -- but you can still include them in your diet. Tips for buying veggies on a budget.

I’m on the waitlist for TAVI. Now what?

Six tips to help you maintain your heart while you are waiting for your transcatheter aortic valve implantation, and when you should seek help.