Here are Heart & Stroke resources and links to help you stay safe, protect your health and take care of the people you love during this challenging time. This list will grow so check back often.
Important: A heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest is an emergency that requires immediate medical attention. Call 9-1-1 if you or someone with you experiences signs of a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest.
Staying safe
NEW COVID-19 vaccine & heart conditions: What people in Canada should know
Updates and precautions for people living with heart disease or stroke
Make the most of your virtual healthcare appointment
Ask an expert: COVID-19 and flu
Measuring the impact of COVID-19
COVID-19: What a cardiologist wants you to know
COVID-19: What a stroke specialist wants you to know
Don’t wait for COVID-19 to be over to address health concerns
Heart failure challenges during COVID-19 and beyond
CHD and COVID-19: Conditions at risk (PDF)
A quick guide to your vascular system
Coronavirus resources for people living with heart disease and stroke
Watch our recorded webinars
Ask the Experts: Mental health and emotional wellness during COVID-19 question and answer
Caregiving challenges during COVID-19 and practical supports for staying afloat
Cardiac rehabilitation challenges during COVID-19 – virtual and practical tips
Connections between heart failure and mental health
Heart failure experts provide tips on coping
Keeping the conversation going: Managing aphasia during COVID-19 to reduce social isolation
Self-management and self care during COVID-19
Sex and gender differences and COVID-19
Stay Active, Stay Involved: Find new ways to enjoy physical and leisure activity
Stroke rehabilitation during COVID-19
Taking charge: Managing your medications and nutritional needs
Staying healthy
More about COVID-19
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ESC Council on Hypertension: Position statement on ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
CPR: Updated algorithms in COVID-19 patients
CPR: Essential training of medical staff during COVID-19 and more
CPR: Interim courses & virtual offerings during COVID 19 pandemic for healthcare professionals
Podcast: Healthcare insights during COVID-19 – Cardiac systems of care
Podcast: Healthcare insights during COVID-19: Stroke systems of care
Webinar: Advice on clinical and psychological care for heart failure