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Hearts of Gold

If the stent revolutionized heart care, the groundbreaking TAVI treatment has raised the bar again. But it took the generosity of donors to ensure the program could continue saving lives.

The MITRACLIP miracle

“If they can put a man on the moon, why not a minimally invasive way to repair a mitral valve?” Therese Rashotte wanted to know..

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Toronto’s horrific Danzig Street mass shooting made for a night of intense drama at Sunnybrook’s trauma centre

The Strokebusters

Robert Kane says he is alive today because of Sunnybrook’s leading research in stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

A Safe House

After a distinguished military and professional life, Joseph Clark needed a sanctuary that could deal patiently with his dementia. He found it at Sunnybrook

Cesarean no safer than vaginal delivery for twins

Delivering twins by planned vaginal birth is just as safe as delivering them by planned cesarean section, according to the newly released findings of the Twin Birth Study, a multi-site trial led by Sunnybrook.

Study finds clue to unexplained strokes

A significant portion of people with unexplained strokes has silent atrial fibrillation, researchers in 16 Canadian stroke centres discovered as part of the largest study and first randomized clinical trial of heart monitoring in stroke patients.