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The Montreal Heart Institute marks 50 years of
excellence
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Ultra-specialized Institution serving the
community
Montreal Heart Institute founder, Dr. Paul
David, was nothing if not visionary. In 1954, over a
half-century ago, he came up with the
avant-garde concept of establishing a
Montreal-based medical centre that would focus
exclusively on treating cardiovascular diseases; he also
wanted it to have its own research centre so patients
would be among the first to benefit from the latest
scientific breakthroughs.
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Today, Dr. David's philosophy is alive and well at the
Institute, where his successors continue to pool their resources to
achieve one common goal:
improving the quality of life and medical care of patients
with heart disease.
Visit the MHI web site.
The Facts
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The top heart centre in Canada: 4 hemodynamics
rooms, 4 operating rooms, an electrophysiology lab,
state-of-the art diagnostic services, and a prevention and
rehabilitation centre.
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A dedicated medical team: 188 physicians,
including 42 cardiologists, 9 heart surgeons,
11 anaesthetists, 75 researchers, and a support staff
of 400 nurses and over 1,000 other specialized
employees.
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A unique multidisciplinary approach conducive
to healing and resulting in shorter hospitalizations.
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A specialized clinical network for accurately
evaluating the needs of every patient and giving them
personalized care with thorough follow-ups.
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Thousands of procedures performed annually,
including 1,122 bypasses, 4,000 angiographies, 2,200
angioplasties and 552 vascular surgeries.
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Over 50,000 patients treated every year
Major Achievements
Interesting Factoid
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In 1954, the Montreal Heart Institute was Canada's
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st specialized heart centre and the 2
nd to open its doors in North America.
World Premieres achieved at the MHI:
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1
st pacemaker implant in Quebec (1961)
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1
st aortic valve replacement in Quebec (1963);
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1
st selective coronary angiography in Quebec
(1964)
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1
st heart transplant in Canada (1968);
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1st aorto-coronary bypass in Québec and the
2nd in Canada (1969)
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1
st coronary angioplasty in Canada (1980);
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1
st laser angioplasty (1987) (dilatation de valve
mitrale au Canada?) (1987)
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1
st atrial fibrillation treatment by cryoablation in
the world (1998)
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1
st biological mitral valve implant in North America
(2002)
Development of innovative technologies:
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Pacemaker;
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Defibrillator;
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Discovery of a new molecule;
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Radiological and nuclear imaging system
standing, internationally acclaimed results achieved by
MHI specialists:
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Dr. Reda Ibrahim from the MHI and Dr Nagib Dahdah
of the SJUHC:
achieved a world first in the treatment of a
young pediatric patient's coronary arteries. Maryjane, an 11
½ years old, who suffers from severe heart problems,
became the first child in the world to have benefited from a
new technology, called the CROSSER, which is used to treat
patients with completely blocked coronary arteries.
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Dr. Louis Perrault developed a less invasive
endoscopic saphenous vein withdrawal technique for bypasses
which circumvents long incisions.
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Dr. Pierre Théroux published a book used
as a reference tool in Canadian and U.S. medical
faculties;
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Dr. Philippe Lallier was chosen by THE
HEART.org to publish the treatment algorithm of acute
myocardial infarctions;
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Dr. Reda Ibrahim and Dr. Carlos Ruiz achieved
a North American first by using an innovative adjustable
prosthesis for permeable oral foramen closures, whose double
umbrella is introduced transcutaneously.
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Dr. Serge Doucet delivered a hemodynamics
lecture from the MHI that was broadcast live to thousands of
Washington conventioneers;
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Several physicians delivered live surgical
lectures on aortic valve procedures to international
specialists.
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And the list goes on!
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