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The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a source of information about stroke, heart disease, surgeries and treatments. It also provides heart-healthy recipes, nutrition and physical activity tips to help prevent these diseases.
- Heart disease
Learn about heart conditions, tests, signs, treatments and...
- Signs of a heart attack
Women’s signs of heart attack. The most common heart attack...
- Heart conditions (A-Z)
Join thousands of Canadians, all fighting to beat heart...
- Tests (A-Z)
Donate to beat heart disease and stroke. Choose the giving...
- Treatments
Manage your heart disease and live life to the fullest....
- Risk and prevention
Prevention starts with knowing your risk. Nine in ten...
- Recovery and support
If you have a heart condition, have had a stroke or have...
- Stroke
Recognize the signs of a stroke and learn about stroke...
- Heart disease
Donate to beat heart disease and stroke. Choose the giving option that’s best for you to save lives in every community in Canada. How you can help
We are the stroke authority in Canada, fighting to raise awareness of the signs of stroke (FAST), fueling medical discoveries, and providing evidence-based healthcare guidelines to deliver world-class stroke care.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a Canadian charity dedicated to advocacy, education, and the funding of research surrounding heart disease and stroke. [1] [2]
Cardiac, Stroke and Vascular Care. Cardiac conditions are those of the heart, including heart failure and other forms of heart disease; stroke is a condition resulting from the disruption of blood flow to the brain; and vascular care focuses on conditions of the blood vessels throughout the body.
The most common CVDs are: ischemic heart disease, which may lead to heart attack. stroke. peripheral vascular disease. heart failure. Other CVDs include: rheumatic heart disease. congenital heart disease. Below are documents and resources related to the burden of CVD in Ontario.
12 kwi 2022 · WHITBY — As part of its plan to build a stronger, more resilient health care system that can better respond to patient needs, the Ontario government is investing up to $5 million to establish a new, comprehensive community post-stroke rehabilitation program for adult stroke patients of all ages.