Toronto Heart Centre

What Toronto Heart Centre does

Toronto Heart Centre is a private outpatient cardiology clinic located at the Yonge & Eglinton Centre in midtown Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2010. The clinic operates as a one-stop cardiovascular care provider, delivering clinical consultations across multiple cardiology subspecialties (general cardiology, cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure, valvular heart disease, hypertension, cardiac risk assessment, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) alongside on-site diagnostic testing including echocardiography, stress testing, Holter and loop monitoring, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and ECG. Advanced diagnostics and interventional procedures (vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology studies, CT angiography) are performed at affiliated St. Michael's Hospital under the coordination of the clinic's physicians.

The clinic is staffed by more than 20 cardiologists who are full-time clinicians at St. Michael's Hospital, several of whom hold University of Toronto academic appointments and direct hospital-based programs in heart failure, arrhythmia, and echocardiography. The clinic also offers telemedicine/virtual visits and distributes patient-facing prevention education materials. Its go-to-market is referral-based: family physicians and walk-in clinics refer patients via fax, email, or in-person drop-off, with triage by the referrals team prior to scheduling. Patient-facing differentiators include multilingual staff (English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic) and a convenient midtown location.

The business model is fee-for-service professional services reimbursed through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for insured consultations and diagnostic tests; report-copying services carry a separate cash/cheque fee. Services are accessed via physician referral and scheduled appointments. The clinic has remained a single-location operation since founding, with no disclosed funding, ownership by a parent entity, or expansion beyond the original Yonge & Eglinton site.

Name

Toronto Heart Centre

Legal name

Toronto Heart Centre

Website

https://torontoheartcentre.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Toronto Heart Centre is a private Toronto-based cardiology clinic founded in 2010, providing subspecialty consultations and cardiovascular diagnostics by 20+ St. Michael's Hospital cardiologists, reimbursed through OHIP and accessed via physician referral.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

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Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Ambulatory & Outpatient Care Centers

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Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Diagnostic & Imaging Centers

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General Cardiology (Consultative)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

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Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging (Echo/CT/MRI/Nuclear)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

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Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

Keywords

• Cardiology consultations
• Cardiovascular diagnostics
• Echocardiography services
• Heart failure care
• Cardiac arrhythmia treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cardiology Consultation and Diagnostic Services: The clinic provides cardiology consultations and cardiovascular diagnostic tests covered under Ontario's public healthcare system (OHIP). Services include consultations, echocardiography, stress testing, Holter monitoring, and other cardiac diagnostics. The clinic receives reimbursement through the provincial health insurance plan for insured services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toronto Heart Centre is a single-location outpatient cardiology clinic that delivers specialist consultations and a comprehensive suite of cardiovascular diagnostic services. Its clinical offerings span general cardiology, arrhythmia, heart failure, valvular disease, hypertension, cardiac risk assessment, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. On-site diagnostics include echocardiography, stress testing, Holter/loop monitoring, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and ECG, with advanced procedures such as cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology studies, CT angiography, vascular ultrasound, and nuclear cardiology coordinated through St. Michael's Hospital.

Product overview

Toronto Heart Centre is a single-location cardiology clinic offering one-stop cardiovascular healthcare services. The practice provides clinical cardiology consultations across multiple subspecialties (general cardiology, arrhythmia, heart failure, valvular disease, hypertension, cardiac risk assessment, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) along with on-site diagnostic testing (echocardiography, Holter monitoring, loop monitoring, stress testing, stress echocardiography, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, ECG) and advanced diagnostics performed at affiliated St. Michael's Hospital (vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology studies, CT angiography). The clinic also offers virtual visit capabilities and patient education materials. The services are delivered by over 20 cardiologists who are staff physicians at St. Michael's Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Cardiology Comprehensive cardiology consultations and ongoing care for cardiovascular conditions including heart disease assessment and management, available to patients referred by family physicians or walk-in clinics in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Cardiac Arrhythmia Specialized consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular arrhythmias, delivered by arrhythmia specialists at the clinic and supported by the Arrhythmia Program at St. Michael's Hospital.
• Heart Failure Specialized management of heart failure patients including monitoring, medication optimization, and advanced care coordination, delivered through the Heart Failure specialty clinic led by the Heart Failure Program Director.
• Valvular Heart Disease Evaluation and management of heart valve conditions including valve stenosis, regurgitation, and pre- and post-surgical assessment, provided by the clinic's cardiology team.
• Hypertension Blood pressure management and cardiovascular risk reduction services for patients with hypertension, delivered as part of the clinic's general and preventive cardiology practice.
• Cardiac Risk Assessment Comprehensive evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors and preventive cardiology consultations for patients seeking assessment of their heart disease risk profile.
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Specialized evaluation and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including genetic counseling coordination, provided by a cardiologist focused exclusively on HCM.
• Echocardiography Cardiac ultrasound imaging to evaluate heart structure and function, including transthoracic echocardiography performed on-site by physicians specialized in echocardiography.
• Stress Echocardiography Combined exercise or pharmacological stress test with echocardiography to assess heart function under stress conditions, performed by physicians specialized in echocardiography.
• Stress Testing Exercise tolerance testing to evaluate cardiovascular response to physical stress, including ECG monitoring and blood pressure assessment during exercise.
• Holter Monitoring Continuous 24-hour, 48-hour, or 14-day ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring to detect rhythm abnormalities in patients with suspected arrhythmias.
• Loop Monitoring Extended cardiac monitoring using implantable or wearable loop recorders for detection of infrequent arrhythmia episodes that may not be captured by shorter-duration monitoring.
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor 24-hour continuous blood pressure monitoring to assess blood pressure patterns throughout daily activities for patients with suspected or confirmed hypertension.
• Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram recording the electrical activity of the heart for rhythm and conduction assessment, performed on-site at the clinic.
• Vascular Ultrasound Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of blood vessels including carotid, abdominal aorta, and extremity arterial and venous assessment, with tests coordinated at St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto.
• Nuclear Cardiology Myocardial perfusion imaging (MIBI scan) and ventricular function assessment (MUGA) to evaluate blood flow to the heart muscle, performed at St. Michael's Hospital through the clinic's referral coordination.
• CT Angiography (CTA) Advanced CT imaging technique using contrast material to visualize blood vessels and assess coronary artery disease, accessed via the clinic's affiliated hospital pathway.
• Cardiac Catheterization Invasive diagnostic procedure to visualize coronary arteries and assess heart function, with rapid access coordinated through St. Michael's Hospital and including PCI capability where required.
• Electrophysiology Study Invasive cardiac mapping procedure to evaluate heart rhythm disturbances and identify abnormal electrical pathways, coordinated through the electrophysiology service at St. Michael's Hospital.
• Virtual Visits Telemedicine consultations allowing patients to meet with cardiologists remotely via video for follow-up visits and preliminary assessments, with English and Chinese preparation instructions available.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Michael's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToronto Heart Centre is staffed by cardiologists who are full-time clinicians at St. Michael's Hospital. The clinic maintains a close affiliation with St. Michael's Division of Cardiology. Some advanced diagnostic services (Vascular Ultrasound, Nuclear Cardiology) are performed at St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (UHN): Canada's largest cardiac centre at Toronto General Hospital; provides the full spectrum of cardiology services including complex interventional work that THC ultimately refers into. Comparable because it competes for the same GTA cardiology patient pool and physician talent.
• Sunnybrook Cardiology (Schulich Heart Centre): Hospital-based cardiology program offering consultations, non-invasive diagnostics, and invasive procedures to Toronto-area patients. Comparable as a competing outpatient cardiology referral destination and physician employer in the GTA.
• LifeLabs: Canada's largest diagnostic laboratory offering ECG, Holter monitoring, and ambulatory BP monitoring services across Ontario. Comparable because it competes on cardiac diagnostic volume that THC also delivers, though at lower clinical depth.

Direct peers

• Medcan: Toronto-based private health and wellness clinic offering cardiac screening and specialist consultations as part of executive/preventive health assessments. Comparable because it serves a similar Toronto clientele seeking rapid, premium outpatient cardiac care.
• Cleveland Clinic Canada: Toronto outpatient clinic affiliated with Cleveland Clinic providing executive health, cardiology consultations, and cardiac diagnostics. Comparable as a premium Toronto cardiac clinic with rapid-access specialist positioning similar to THC.
• True North Cardiology: Independent Toronto-area cardiology practice providing consultations, echocardiography, and Holter monitoring on a referral basis. Closest comparable as a community-based cardiology clinic competing for the same GTA primary-care referral pool.
• FH Health: Toronto multi-specialty clinic offering cardiology consultations and cardiac diagnostics (ECG, Holter, stress testing). Comparable because it offers rapid-access outpatient cardiology to a similar Toronto patient population.
• MacIntosh Cardiac Clinic: Canadian specialty cardiology practice offering consultations, stress testing, and echocardiography with rapid-access scheduling. Comparable referral-driven community cardiology model in Ontario.

Regional players

• Mississauga Cardiology and Respiratory Centre: GTA-area cardiology and respiratory practice serving Mississauga and west GTA. Comparable as a community cardiology clinic with similar diagnostic offerings; competes in the broader GTA market rather than directly in Toronto.
• Heart Health Institute: Canadian private cardiac clinic network providing consultations and cardiac screening. Comparable outpatient cardiology model operating in a related Canadian geography, competing for patients seeking rapid-access cardiac assessment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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