Research
Atrial Fibrillation
- Local PI: Dr. Allan Skanes
In this trial we want to find out if aggressive management of risk factors is useful for people with your type of heart rhythm problem. This study involves managing risk factors associated with AF such as: high blood pressure (hypertension)….
- Local PI: Dr. Allan Skanes
The objective of RASTA-Cohort is to answer the following question: do patients who decline participation in the RASTA-AF RCT have different clinical characteristics and quality of life than patients who accept participation in the study, and do they suffer…
- Local PI: Dr. Allan Skanes
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that happens when the top two chambers of the heart, called the atria, beat too fast and with an irregular rhythm (fibrillation). This condition can decrease the heart’s pumping capacity, which can cause…
Cardiac Devices
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
The purpose of this study is to compare two pacemaker placement strategies: a) standard righ ventricular pacing (control group); and b) left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) (experimental group). Typically, patients who have heart block become…
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
The PROTECT-HF trial will compare two different pacing approaches for treating patients at risk of, or who already have slow heart rates.
We will compare the standard approach for pacing, which involves placing a pacing lead into the right…
Genetic Arrhythmia
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
Millions of people suffer due to cardiac arrest every year and in many cases, the cause of the cardiac arrest is related to a disorder of the electrical activity of the heart. Calcium Release Deficiency Syndrome (CRDS) is a new electrical heart…
- Lead PI: Dr. Habib Khan
The study aims to evaluate patients diagnosed with life-threatening cardiac rhythm or admission with heart failure who have left ventricular non-compaction seen on echocardiogram or cardiac MRI. The study intends to evaluate the…
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) is a national network of Canadian researchers/clinicians, working towards a better understanding of the rare genetic causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Canadian adult and pediatric electrophysiology..
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
CRDS is a lethal condition which is newly described, difficult to diagnose, and lacking effective and informed therapies. It is caused by mutations in RYR2 that are loss-of-function rather than CPVT-associated gain-of-function, which…
- Local PI: Dr. Habib Khan
The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) is a national network of Canadian researchers/clinicians, working towards a better understanding of the rare genetic causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The HiRO Hypertrophic…