Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • It is well known that unhealthy lifestyles, certain chronic conditions may make the heart age faster. Using a cardiac MRI does not move the needle on what we need to offer patients to prevent disease progression.

    May 30, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2025 Source:Unhealthy lifestyles, certain chronic conditions may make the heart age faster Reference:Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging markers of ageing: a multi-centre, cross-sectional cohort study

  • Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk

    April 15, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 15, 2025 Source:Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk Reference:Genetic liability to sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease incidence in the FinnGen and HUNT cohorts

  • Your cholesterol levels are a starting point to calculating your ten-year risk of heart disease. What other factors are involved and when are medications recommended in addition to lifestyle modifications?

    January 10, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 10, 2025 Source:Got high cholesterol? Here are 5 ways to manage it.

  • Wegovy (semaglutide) now approved by Health Canada to reduce the risk of non-fatal heart attack in people with known cardiovascular disease in addition to its use for weight loss management.

    November 28, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 28, 2024 Source:Wegovy is a weight-loss drug. Health Canada says it can now be used to curb heart-attack risk

  • Not much evidence based on study design to suggest that catching up on sleep on weekends may help lower heart disease risk.

    August 30, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 30, 2024 Source:Sleeping longer on the weekend may help lower heart disease risk

  • Sugar substitute xylitol linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke. Once again, no causal link and most people don’t chew wads of gum everyday.

    June 10, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2024 Source:Sugar substitute xylitol linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke

  • Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds… if you adopt other healthy lifestyle and exercise activities.

    April 30, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2024 Source:Elevator or stairs? Your choice could boost longevity, study finds

  • Observational study looked at the relationship between the vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) of menopause symptoms and migraine history and how it may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for certain groups

    April 17, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2024 Source:How menopause symptoms may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

  • New centre of excellence established at the Ottawa Heart Institute for rare cardiac diseases.

    January 24, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2024 Source:Heart Institute establishes world’s first centre of excellence for rare cardiac conditions

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