The McGill Cardiovascular Health Improvement Program staff believes
it is essential to evaluate what we do.
All staff members are involved in research and some of
the more  pertinent  publications have been listed.

Professional

  1. Workplace wellness programs yield positive effects for Canadian employees.

  2. M. Dritsa, G. Dupuis, I. Lowensteyn and D. Da Costa. Effects of home-based exercise on fatique in postpartum depressed women: Who is most likely to benefit and why? Journal of Psychosomatic Research 67 (2009) 159-163 (Download PDF-147KB)

  3. S. Grover, L. Coupal, M. Kouache, I. Lowensteyn, S. Marchand and N. Campbell. Estimating the benefits of Patient and Physician Adherence to Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines: The MyHealthCheckup Survey. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 27 (2011) 159-166 (Download PDF-791KB)

  4. S. Grover, L. Coupal, I. Lowensteyn. Preventing cardiovascular disease among Canadians: Is the treatment of hypertension or dyslipidemia cost-effective? Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2008;24(12):891-898 (Download PDF-168KB)

  5. H. R. Banack, S. Grover, M. Kaouche, S. Marchand and I. Lowensteyn. The MyHealthCheckup study: Training graduate students to implement cardiovascular risk screening programs in community pharmacies. CPJ/RCP November/December2013. Vol145,No6. (Download PDF-168KB)

  6. C. Sounan, M. Lavoie-Tremblay, K. Martin, J. Trudel, G. Lavigne, I. Lowensteyn and S. Grover. Impact of a pedometer-based physical activity challenge on behavioral, biomedical, anthropometric and psychological outcomes in hospital employees: An interventional study. Clin Health Promotion 2013, 3:5-11 (Download PDF-332KB)

  7. S. Grover and I. Lowensteyn. The Challenges and Benefits of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 27 (2011) 481-487 (Download PDF-483KB)

  8. D. Da Costa, I. Lowensteyn, M. Abrahamowicz, R. Ionescu-Ittu, M. Dritsa, N. Rippen, P. Cervantes and S. Khalife. A randomized clinical trial of exercise to alleviate postpartum depressed mood. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, September 2009; 30(3):191-200 (Download PDF-389KB)

  9. S. Grover, I. Lowensteyn, L. Joseph, M. Kaouache, S. Marchand, L. Coupal and G. Boudreau. Discussing Coronary Risk with Patients to Improve Blood Pressure Treatment: Secondary Results from the CHECK-UP Study. J Gen Intern Med 24(1):33-9. DOI:10.1007/s11601-008-0825-4 (Download PDF-143KB)

  10. P. Wong, T. Muanza, T. Hijal, L. Masse, S. Pillay and M. Chasen, I. Lowensteyn, M. Gold and S. Grover. Effect of exercise in reducing breast and chest-wall pain in patients with breast cancer: a pilot study. Curr Oncol, Vol. 19, pp. e129-135; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.19.905 (Download PDF-1.2MB)

  11. D. Casey, M. De Civita and K. Dasgupta Understanding physical activity facilitators and barriers during and following a supervised exercise programme in Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine, 27, 79–84 (Download PDF - 96KB)

  12. Ngan Hien Nguyen, MD, Elham Rahme, PhD, and Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc. Acute Exercise-Induced Glucose Change During an Exercise Program in Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 2008;28:122–127 (Download PDF - 280KB)

  13. Steven A. Grover, MD, MPA, FRCPC; Ilka Lowensteyn, PhD; Lawrence Joseph, PhD; Mohammed Kaouache, MSc; Sylvie Marchand, RN; Louis Coupal, MSc; Ghislain Boudreau, PhD; for the Cardiovascular Health Evaluation to Improve Compliance and Knowledge Among Uninformed Patients (CHECK-UP) Study Group. Patient Knowledge of Coronary Risk Profile Improves the Effectiveness of Dyslipidemia Therapy - The CHECK-UP Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial. ARCH INTERN MED/VOL 167 (NO. 21), NOV 26, 2007 (Download PDF - 172KB)

  14. Grover SA, Lowensteyn I, Karaouache M, Marchand S, Coupal L, DeCarolis E, Zoccoli J, Defoy . The Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in the Primary Care Setting. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:213-219. (Download PDF - 144KB)

  15. Dasgupta K, Grover SA, Da Costa D, Lowensteyn I, Yale JF,  Rahme E. Impact of modified glucose target and exercise interventions on vascular risk factors. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (2005) (Download PDF - 212KB)

  16. Da Costa D, Abrahamowicz M, Lowensteyn I, Bernatsky S,  Dritsa M, Fitzcharles MA, Dobkin PL. A randomized clinical trial of an individualized home-based exercise programme for women with fibromyalgia. Rheumatology 2005;44:1422–1427. (Download PDF - 108KB)

  17. Lalonde L, Gray-Donald K, Lowensteyn I, Marchand S, Dorais M, Michaels G, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, O’Connor A, Grover SA, and The Canadian Collaborative Cardiac Assessment Group. Comparing the Benefits of Diet and Exercise in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia. Preventive Medicine 35, 16–24 (2002) (Download PDF - 208KB)

  18. Lowensteyn I, Coupal L, Zowall H, Grover SA. The Cost-Effectiveness of Exercise Training for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 2000;20:147-155. (Download PDF - 6.5MB)

  19. Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Levinton C, Abrahamowicz M, Steinert Y, Grover . Can Computerized Risk Profiles Help Patients Improve Their Coronary Risk? The Results of The Coronary Health Assessment Study (CHAS). PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 27, 730–737 (1998) (Download PDF - 220KB)

  20. Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Grover S. "Who Needs an Exercise Stress Test? Evaluating the New American College of Sports Medicine Risk Stratification Guidelines". Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 1997; 17:253-260. (Download PDF - 72KB)
  21. Lutchmedial S, Smilovitch M. After the Bypass: Keeping your Patients Healthy. Perspectives in Cardiology 1997 Jun-Jul; 13(5):29-44. (Download PDF - 68KB)

Patient

  1. Making Choices: Life Changes to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease and stroke. (Download PDF - 412KB)
  2. Lowry F. A brisk walk a day keeps the doctor away. Cardiology Post, April 1999. (Download PDF - 108KB or as an HTML file)

  3. Understanding the Pros of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Cardiology/January 1997. (Download PDF - 24KB or as an HTML file)

  4. Lowensteyn I, Grover SA, Smilovitch M. Heart Disease and Exercise, part 1. Canadian Journal of CME , 1995; 7:57-64. (Download PDF - 180KB or as an HTML file)

  5. Smilovitch M, Grover SA, Lowensteyn I. Heart Disease and Exercise, part 2. Canadian Journal of CME , 1995; 7:57-64. (Download PDF - 60KB or as an HTML file)