Health information you can trust
Handouts you can print, short videos, and websites we recommend — grouped by what you came here to find out about.
These pages come from IMCare and from organizations we trust, including the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the American Academy of Dermatology and Osteoporosis Canada. They are here to help you understand your condition — they do not replace the advice your own doctor gives you.
Staying Well
Food, activity, quitting smoking, and knowing when to ask for help.
Read about it
- Beyond the Heartline — Dr. Bhargava's newsletterWeb
- Heart-healthy livingWeb
- Getting active again after a heart problem (cardiac rehab)Web
- Canada's Food Guide — healthy eatingWeb
- Health topics A to Z (US National Institutes of Health)Web
- Weighing up a treatment choice — decision guidePDF
- Making a decision together with someone elsePDF
- Decision guides, listed by topicWeb
Watch a short video
Heart Disease
Chest pain, heart attacks, heart failure, irregular heartbeats, and heart procedures.
Read about it
- Chest pain from the heart (angina)Web
- Narrowed heart arteries (coronary artery disease)Web
- Heart failureWeb
- Irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation)Web
- Angiogram — taking pictures of your heart arteriesWeb
- Angioplasty — opening a narrowed arteryWeb
- Cardiac catheterization and angioplasty — what to expectWeb
- Heart rhythm testing and ablationWeb
- Ablation for a complex rhythm problemWeb
- Implantable defibrillator (ICD)Web
- Heart transplantWeb
Watch a short video
Handouts to print
- Living well with heart diseasePDF
- Heart function checklistPDF
- Heart function checklist and daily tracker (IMCare)PDF
- Irregular heartbeat — atrial fibrillation (IMCare)PDF
- Medicines for narrowed heart arteries (IMCare)PDF
- Heart failure medicines (IMCare)PDF
- Getting a pacemakerWeb
- Aortic valve replacement without open surgery (TAVI)Web
- Waiting for heart surgeryWeb
- Recovering from heart surgeryWeb
- Recovering after a cardiac arrestWeb
Stroke
The warning signs, and what to do if you see them.
Watch a short video
Handouts to print
Blood Pressure, Diabetes & Cholesterol
The everyday numbers that protect your heart and blood vessels.
Read about it
Skin & Hair
Rashes, moles, skin cancer, acne and hair loss.
Read about it
- How to check your own skinWeb
- Checking a mole — the ABCDEsWeb
- Warning signs of melanomaWeb
- Rough, scaly spots (actinic keratosis)Web
- What happens at a skin cancer checkWeb
- Rash from something you touched (contact dermatitis)Web
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)Web
- Acne — skin care that helpsWeb
- Acne — habits to stopWeb
- Treating a sunburnWeb
- Types of hair lossWeb
- Taking a photo of your skin for a video visitWeb
Watch a short video
Bone Health
Keeping your bones strong (osteoporosis).
Read about it
Getting Ready for Your Test
What to expect, and how to prepare, for the tests we do here.
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