Newswise — Cardiovascular disease accounts for the death of more Canadians than any other disease. What effect do traffic and air pollution have on heart disease? Why do people stop taking statin prescriptions? Does treating atrial fibrillation in hospital make economic sense? These are all valuable questions being asked by experts recently awarded funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Health researchers are available to speak on heart health and about their newly funded health research projects and how their work will make a difference in the lives of Canadians.
Funded researchers:
Loud noise, bad air " bad heart? What effects do traffic noise and air pollution have on heart disease?Dr. Hugh Davies, CIHR-funded-researcher from University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Treating atrial fibrillation in hospital " does it make economic sense?Dr. Vidal Essebag, CIHR-funded researcher from McGill University (Montreal)
Estrogen and a healthy heart - the role of estrogen receptor activationDr. William Pyle, CIHR-funded research from the University of Guelph (Guelph)
The procedure was successful " so why does my chest hurt? Examining the prevalence and prediction of chest pain following angioplastyDr. Heather Arthur, CIHR-funded researcher from McMaster University (Hamilton)
Statins save lives " but only if you take themDr. Jacques LeLorier, CIHR-funded research from the Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal (Montreal)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada. www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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