New bionic heart doesn’t beat and that’s why it could revolutionize transplants
Scientists at the Texas Heart Institute say the perfect bionic heart is within their reach, but it doesn’t beat. The average...
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Texas Heart Institute halfway to goal of recruiting patients with peripheral artery disease for adult stem cell trial
Patients encouraged to sign up for study looking at potential therapy for leg pain that affects millions Houston, TX (March...
CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center becomes first and only hospital in Houston to implant world’s smallest minimally invasive cardiac pacemaker
CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) announced today that it has become the first hospital...
One Texas Heart Institute surgeon’s invention is changing the game for patients with kidney failure
Toting a battered, silver pool-cue case over his shoulder like an Old West gunslinger, William “Billy” E. Cohn, M.D., cardiac surgeon and...
Texas Heart Institute and The University of Texas System renew affiliation agreement
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) and The University of Texas System renewed their decade-plus affiliation that allows them to collaborate...
Pastor heeded warning signs of stroke
The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell drove to the Texas Heart Institute at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor, and by the time he needed to...
Heart disease risk can start in childhood
Though heart disease is not a major cause of death among children and teenagers, it is the largest cause of...
Pioneers of Regeneration
Across the Texas Medical Center, scientists and physicians are leveraging stem cell and regenerative medicine research to usher in a...
Occidental Petroleum recognized for $4 Million gift to fund THI’s cardiovascular research
Houston, TX (February 3, 2015) – Officials with the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s...