2011 Molly Appeal for Cardiovascular Research
Moise Poirier back in his garden after open heart surgery. |
| Our heart is literally the engine of our lives, supplying our brains and bodies with oxygen and vital nurtients with every beat. A healthy heart is essential to a healthy life. Yet our hearts are vulnerable. Stress, genetics, unhealthy fats, lack of exercise, and other factors put our hearts at risk of many different kinds of heart disease. |
Heart Disease is our problem.
Cardiovascular disease is the second-leading killer of both women and men in Canada, and it affects people of all ages. It is an especially pressing problem in Atlantic Canada, where we have the highest rates of cardiovascular deaths in the country.
Not only does heart disease cut thousands of lives short, it takes away people's quality of life. It is a leading cause of disability and hospitalization in Atlantic Canada.
We have reason to be concerned about the future in Atlantic Canada. Our rates for cardiovascular risk factors like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and physical inactivity are the highest in Canada.
We can solve the problem.
Dalhousie Medical School's heart researchers have formed the Cardiovascular Research Group to tackle the problem of heart disease right here in Atlantic Canada. With support from the Molly Appeal, these researchers have built and equipped a new heart research facility that is helping them learn so much more about how the heart works, how it gets sick, and how to make it better.
Your support makes a difference.
Like Molly Moore, we believe that if everyone gives a gift to medial research, together we can make a big difference. Your support for this year's Molly Appeal will help our heart researchers take their work to the next level. By working together, we can dramatically improve the treatment and prevention of heart disease so people live better, longer, healthier lives.
Faces of Molly 2011-2012:
Meet our heart researchers:
Dr. Camille Hancock Friesen wants heart-healthy kids and longer-lasting heart transplants
Dr. Greg Hirsch paves the way to better decisions and outcomes of cardiac surgery
Dr. Susan Howlett learns how men's and women's hearts age differently
Dr. Jean-François Légaré explores blood-pressure related heart-failure cause
Dr. Roger McLeod investigates protective effects of healthy fats
Dr. Stacy O'Blenes tests new ways to protect fragile hearts during surgery
Dr. Kishore Pasumarthi explores new territory in cardiac regeneration
Dr. Robert Rose seeks a path to preventing arrhythmias and heart failure
Dr. John Sapp finetunes treatments for dangerous heart rhythms
Did You Know?
Molly Appeal launches! - September 6, 2011
Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation's Molly Appeal for 2011-12 is dedicated to cardiovascular research at the Dalhousie Medical School. This year's campaign will raise funds for the Cardiovascular Research Group, co-directed by Dr. Susan Howlett & Dr. Stacy O'Blenes.
 |  | Faces of Molly Cardiovascular basic scientists and clinicians are taking collaborative heart research to a new level... Learn about the many cardiovascular research initiatives happening in the Maritimes at Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine by visiting our Faces of Molly section. |