Research

The CVRI is here to support the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥'s cardiovascular research community.

  • launched in 2022
  • 100+ full members and growing

Over the last five years, our membership is:

PRODUCTIVE

  • high publication output
    • 3000+ publications 2017-2022
    • average 615 per year

COMPETITIVE

  • over $72M in research funds awarded
  • 68% of publications are in top Q1 journals

HIGHLY REGARDED

  • above average publication citation rate
  • 19 prestigious research chair positions held by members 
    • includes 9 Canada Research Chairs

COLLABORATIVE

  • 1/3 of publications include at least one international co-author
  • 3% include an industry partner 

The CVRI is working hard to identify and build high-value resources for its membership and is very pleased to announce its newest endeavour:

CVRI Imaging Core (CVRI2C)

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GREAT NEWS! Dr. Ezekowitz, the CVRI and a team of our members secured grant funding from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Hospital Foundation to build an image processing core that will help researchers maximize the useable data extracted from the images they study. 

Check out the  and recent folio article AI-driven vision for heart health comes into focus to learn more about this exciting new project.

The platform is currently under development and will facilitate:

  • access to a wide range and clinical and research images
  • collection, analysis and comparison of large image sets from multiple sources
  • discovery of novel cardiovascular disease-specific characteristics and biomarkers
  • identification of high value targets for potential treatments
  • development of AI/ML tools to maximize and accelerate analytical processes
    • retrieve more detail with greater consistency and accuracy 
    • increase diagnostic/analytical efficiencies 

Improved and more efficient image analyses will better inform future research strategies, and lead to enhanced diagnostics and more personalized treatment options. A win all around! 

Once built, this will be a valuable resource for our cardiovascular research community with great potential for transfer to other research areas.

Check back for updates on the progress of this important initiative.

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