Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of hospitalization and disability in the Maritimes. Heart failure, in particular, takes an enormous toll. This most commonly happens when the heart muscle is damaged by a heart attack, or when blood supply to the heart is blocked by hardening of the arteries. Researchers at Dalhousie Medical School are world leaders in the quest to develop therapies with the potential to repair damage caused by heart attacks, reverse the symptoms of heart failure and prolong the lives of people with heart disease.

Donors to the 2003 Molly Appeal helped local cardiovascular researchers purchase key equipment for a new Core Facility for Experimental Heart Disease. The 2007 Molly Appeal provided additional support to the growing Cardiovascular Research Group, as it builds on this core facility to develop a Centre for Excellence in Heart Function Research. 

Click here to meet some of Dalhousie's leading cardiovascular researchers

Fifty Years of Heart Research: Opinion piece by Dr. Susan Howlett published in The Chronicle Herald.