Marie-Gabrielle Lessard

Marie-Gabrielle Lessard
Montreal Heart Institute · Research Centre

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April 2012 - present
Montreal Heart Institute
Position
  • Research Nurse Coordinator

Publications

Publications (5)
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Background Acute assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) is critical at time of percutaneous coronary intervention to optimize clinical management. The CathEF artificial intelligence algorithm offers a novel approach for real-time, intra-procedural LVEF assessment using routinely obtained left coronary artery angiograms without addi...
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Background: Use of health administrative databases is proposed for screening and monitoring of participants in randomized registry trials. However, access to these databases raises privacy concerns. We assessed patient's preferences regarding use of personal information to link their research records with national health databases, as part of a hy...
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Background Refractory angina is a severe chronic disease, defined as angina which cannot be controlled by usual treatments for heart disease. This disease is frightening, debilitating, and difficult to manage. Many people suffering refractory have inadequate pain relief, continually revisit emergency departments for help, undergo repeated cardiac i...

Questions

Questions (3)
Question
I am looking for an approved cardiac rehabilitation program (walking program) to integrate into my research project.
Question
I was thinking of a walking program that was tested and approved for refractory angina patients Class 2-4. I tried contacting Dr. Elizabeth Asbury (author of Cardiac rehabilitation to improve Physical functioning in Refractory Angina: A pilot Study) without any luck.
Can you suggest an approved Walking program that patients can do at home ? Thanks
Question
In self-management training for health education, do peer instructors add value to the outcomes of SM intervention in comparaison to nurse-led interventions ?
Peer instructors= patients teaching fellow patients

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