In Canada, heart diseases are the second leading cause of death each year. Every five minutes a Canadian dies from heart conditions, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment, yet it is estimated that 80 per cent of cardiovascular diseases are preventable.
To help combat the risks of cardiovascular disease, the University of Alberta has created the CardioVascular Research Institute (CVRI).This new research institute will help drive research discoveries through collaboration, strategic investment and research funding.
Check our website frequently for updates and seminars/events of potential interest under the Upcoming Events below.
Read more about the mission, vision and values of the CVRI as well as our governance structure and key partners.
Learn more about the impact of cardiovascular research at the U ofA and the resources being built by the CVRI.
Membership in the CVRI is open to anyone who conducts or participates in cardiovascular-related research.
Donate to the CVRI today and help support groundbreaking cardiovascular research and innovation that connects new breakthroughs to better patient care.
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Upcoming Events
Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday January 15, 2025
8:00AM
"Checkmate to Heartache: Approach to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis"
presented by Dr. Kai Wu
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Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday January 22, 2025
8:00AM
"Modern Management of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient"
presented by Dr. Janek Senaratne
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CVRC Seminar Series
Thursday, January 23, 2025
12:00pm
"Angiogenesis at the Materinal-Fetal Interface"
presented by Bethan Wilson (Dr. Meghan Riddell laboratory)
1-040 Li Ka Shing Centre (Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall)
Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday January 29, 2025
8:00AM
"Innovating Survival: Double Sequential Defibrillation and the Future of Cardiac Arrest Response"
presented by Dr. Sheldon Cheskes
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Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday February 5, 2025
8:00AM
Title TBD
presented by Dr. Holger Buchholz
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CVRC Seminar Series
Thursday, February 6, 2025
12:00pm
Constitutive Expression of Hemostatic Factors in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Tumor Cells: A New Avenue for Metastasis Research
presented by Raj Somasundaram (Dr. Lesley Mitchel laboratory)
1-040 Li Ka Shing Centre (Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall)
Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday February 12, 2025
8:00AM
Title TBD
presented by Dr. Lacopo Olivotto
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Cardiology Divisional Rounds
Wednesday February 12, 2025
8:00AM
Title TBD
presented by Dr. Colleen Norris
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CVRI Research Day 2025
SAVE THE DATEJune 6, 2025