Information for Health Care Providers

Heart Institute

Information for Health Care Providers

The Brock University Heart Institute acts as a secondary prevention program for people with diagnosed heart disease. As such, this cardiac rehabilitation service is designed to treat individuals in order to prevent a first or subsequent cardiovascular event. In most cases, these individuals will have experienced at least one of the following:

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty
Angina
Congestive Heart Failure

This program also acts as primary prevention for people at high risk for heart disease. These participants will have one or more of the following risk factors:

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Diabetes
Dyslipidemia
Overweight/Obesity

If you have a patient that fits the above profile, please download our referral form. Please fill out the referral form and fax it to our office.

A staff member from the Heart Institute will then contact the referred patient directly to set up an appointment as soon as possible.

If you have any questions please contact us:

Brock University Heart Institute
Brock Research and Innovation Centre, Room 122
130 Lockhart Drive
St. Catharines, ON
Tel: (905) 688-5550 ext.5585
Fax: (905) 378-5724
E heartinstitute@brocku.ca

Call us to arrange a tour of Brock University Heart Institute facilities.