June 9, 2023
Improved control of brain bleeds for patients on FXa inhibitors
Millions of people worldwide depend on Factor Xa inhibitors to manage the risk of blood clotting; however, the medication carries...
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June 6, 2023
First funding by ACT consortium for clinical trials
Five PHRI studies are among the 11 successful applications (out of 43 submitted from across Canada) for funding provided by...
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June 2, 2023
Rainbow Railroad fundraiser
It’s Pride Month, and PHRI employee Andrew Pineau is raising funds for the “Rainbow Railroad” charity that helps LGBTQIA+ people...
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June 1, 2023
PHRI at ESO 2023
PHRI was well-represented at the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) 2023 conference in Munich, Germany May 24-26. PHRI Scientists Mike Sharma, Ashkan...
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May 31, 2023
Next-generation proteomics
PHRI is well positioned to access the latest advances in proteomics. One of our senior scientists, Guillaume Paré, runs the...
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May 22, 2023
HF 2023: Three-year outcomes of PACT-HF
Yesterday at the Heart Failure Association (HFA)’s Heart Failure 2023 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials: Patient Monitoring session, PHRI Scientist Harriette Van...
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May 19, 2023
7 times more risk of tricuspid regurgitation with TV-ICD vs. S-ICD
Transvenous defibrillators (TV-ICDs), implanted in a patient’s heart, may cause or significantly worsen the risk of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) –...
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May 18, 2023
Clinical Trials Day
It’s International Clinical Trials Day this Saturday; you could say every day is Clinical Trials Day this year in Canada,...
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May 16, 2023
Heart failure deadly and under-treated in most countries: global study of 40 countries
The common condition of heart failure (HF) is deadly and undertreated in most countries, including high-income countries such as Canada;...
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May 12, 2023
Salim Yusuf moves up to #15 in World’s Best Medicine Scientists
Salim Yusuf has moved up 5 spots to #15 in World’s Best Medicine Scientists in the past year, and moved...
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May 12, 2023
PHRI alumnus returns down under as cardioonc star
We couldn’t be more proud of departing PHRI Research Fellow Harry Klimis. After 2 years with us, this summer he...
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May 4, 2023
Statistical leadership in multinational methodological survey
PHRI’s Director of Statistics Shrikant Bangdiwala is a key player in a large-scale, multinational research consortium seeking to rectify the...
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April 24, 2023
What blood pressure to target intraoperatively?
A large, international study in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery found that a strategy aimed at preventing hypotension (i.e., low blood...
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April 24, 2023
Polygenic risk score research honoured
PHRI is proud to be the home of not only Canada’s largest research biobank, but a genetic epidemiology laboratory led...
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April 21, 2023
Plant-based diet for patients with blocked arteries
New insights from a landmark PHRI trial cohort have shown that a plant-based diet – minimizing red meat and processed...
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