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Applied Health Sciences PhD student Sophie Hamstra reviews an echocardiogram related to her research that earned her a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

Nadia Ganesh, a Brock PhD student in Psychology, was also awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, deferring the funding until she returns to her studies this fall. It’s been a bit of a surreal experience, but I am very proud of this accomplishment and wouldn’t have been able to do this without the help and support of my lab mates and my supervisor, Dr. “A lot of time and effort has gone into the work that I do and having to summarize that into my application has given me such an appreciation for where I started as an undergraduate student just looking for some lab experience to where I am now. Chronically reduced oxygen levels in the tissues and inflammation due to tissue stress or viral infection makes the heart work harder and leads to tissue damage.” It’s like solving a puzzle; you always have to find the common denominator or the root of the problem to fix it effectively.” “A big issue that our society is dealing with right now is the complications of COVID or long-COVID,” she says.

Years after experts began raising flags about gaps in prevention and care for women with heart disease, women continue to be under-researched, under-treated ...

Younger women receive some protection from estrogen, but when they go through menopause, their risk of heart disease goes up. Mullen said she still hears anecdotally of women being turned away multiple times when they show up at emergency departments or clinics with symptoms of a heart attack. Women are also more likely to report a number of symptoms such as jaw pain, excessive sweating and indigestion. Mullen said the network will target women who are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Close to five times as many women die from cardiovascular disease in Canada each year than breast cancer, according to the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre. Kerri-Anne Mullen, who is program director at the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre at the Heart Institute.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women globally, and the leading cause of hospitalizations for women in Canada.

"It's the leading cause of death for women worldwide and the leading cause of hospitalization for women and in our country." Ultimately, the campaign looks to re-frame cardiovascular disease as something that primarily effects men to something everyone should be conscious of. More than 70 per cent of heart health research has been done on men.

Heart attacks are the number one killer globally of both men and women and can occur at any age. But heart disease can impact women in unique ways that are ...

During this campaign, our goal is to spread two important messages: First, women have a significant risk of heart disease, but second, and most importantly, they can reduce this risk by 80 per cent through healthy lifestyle choices.” The condition is estimated to cause 10 to 25 per cent of heart attacks in women younger than 50 years. She spent five days in the cardiovascular intensive care unit and faced months of cardiac rehabilitation. Like many women, Okada’s heart attack symptoms were different from the "classic" signs she had heard about. Women’s heart health can be impacted by several factors related to being female. But heart disease can impact women in unique ways that are still not fully understood.

Agency board chair sends letter to Niagara Falls city council to make them aware of its precarious financial situation, asks for assistance.

“It would make sense that the city and its council could provide whatever assistance possible to preserve this valuable asset.” “Every time we have a board meeting, the question is always raised: Can we continue to do this?” she said. “They provide all those kinds of behind-the-scenes things that basically keep the community healthy. “There’s been examples in the past where somebody collapsing on the ice or in the arena, there’s a defibrillator right there provided by Heart Niagara and the person survives,” said Campbell. “As chair of the Heart Niagara board, I have been amazed at how hard Ms. “While there are many positive outcomes from Heart Niagara’s many activities, the presentation did not indicate its operational abilities are always stressed by a lack of funding.”

Just because the risk factors are similar, Mulvagh warns, doesn't mean women aren't facing unique cardiovascular risk factors of their own. Calling pregnancy a ...

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Everyday Health spoke with NYU Langone cardiologist Harmony Reynolds, MD, about what's behind the connection between menopause and heart disease risk, ...

HR: Women need to know that heart disease is the leading killer of women. Equally important is that heart disease is preventable and treatable. It's a time when we need to make sure that we are eating healthy and exercising, because it’s a time when we are prone to weight gain, and we want to stave that off. I say this not to frighten people, but to point out that this is our disease and we need to be careful about it. You don't have to get jacked, but you do have to have good muscle tone in order to help regulate metabolism and make your heart as healthy as possible. For women, in particular, I think that one of the key mediators is that the metabolism tends to slow around menopause, and that facilitates weight gain. When we don't sleep enough, we tend to have more of the sympathetic nervous system response, which may make you feel more irritable, and you may make poor food choices, which could result in weight gain. It turns out if you are careful about eating healthy and exercising, you may be able to avoid the weight gain or at least reduce the amount of weight gain. The current belief based on research is that there is an independent contribution of withdrawal of female hormones that comes with menopause to an increase in cardiovascular risk. The effects of poor sleep are related in part to the nervous system. We used to have Life’s Simple 7, and that was to [manage blood pressure](/high-blood-pressure/guide/treatment/), control cholesterol, reduce blood sugar, manage weight, maintain a healthy diet, exercise, and avoid smoking. [risk of heart disease](/heart-disease/), the No.

2016, Rolly moved into the role of Charge Cardiology Technologist for the ECG and Holter departments within Cardiac Sciences at HSC. The reach of Rolly's team ...

“The goal is to ensure patients exhibiting symptoms of a heart attack (chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, among others) receive an ECG in under 10 minutes from the time they come through the door,” said Rolly. “It’s quite a large area that we cover, and no day is ever the same,” said Rolly. 2016, Rolly moved into the role of Charge Cardiology Technologist for the ECG and Holter departments within Cardiac Sciences at HSC. “A few years later after completing all of the in-person classes in Vancouver, I moved back to my hometown of Winnipeg for my practicum because I knew there were so many employment opportunities here.” “I needed a career change and I remembered my past interest in health care,” said Rolly. “The heart is amazing and I’ve always been fascinated by it,” said Rolly.

The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) is sharing tips for pets during American Heart Month in a organizational release.¹ The NAVC stresses to ...

Accessed February 13, 2023. February 13, 2023. Updated February 10, 2023. If you see these signs in your dog or cat, Scansen advises pet owners to seek veterinary care for an evaluation. Breakthroughs in canine cardiology enable veterinarians today to perform advanced procedures saving lives with minimal downtime, but Scansen warns it is important to get ahead of cardiovascular issues before they worsen. “Preventative health care in dogs is important since they are unable to talk,” said Brian Scansen, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology), professor of cardiology at Colorado State University, in the release.