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Improving Outcomes After Cell Therapy May Be Linked to Patient Characteristics
Investigators at The Texas Heart Institute (THI) have gained new insights into patient-related factors that may affect clinical outcomes after...
Updates & Features
Dr. John Cooper Shares The Texas Heart Institute Anesthesia Experience in China with the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
The Texas Heart Institute Anesthesiology team in 1983. Cardiovascular anesthesiologists John R. Cooper Jr, MD, and Samuel Metz, MD, have...
Celebrating Years of Dedication: 2022 THI Employee Service Awards
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) proudly recognized service anniversaries for its employees for 2022 in two ceremonies. During the events...
Valve-in-Valve Aortic Repair: The Art of the Possible
Just like a person’s own aortic valve, bioprosthetic replacement valves can become calcified or stenotic (narrowed) over time, which can...
Aortic Repair: It Truly Does Take a Village
A recent article in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology highlights the value of surgeons working together with...
Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms Are Rare but Often Dangerous
Rare Aneurysms Caused by Infection Need Special Attention A 30-year study of mycotic aortic aneurysms shows that they are rare...
Family History of Coronary Artery Disease Improves Outcomes in Takotsubo Syndrome
New Insights into Broken Heart Syndrome Scientists in the Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) are...
Texas Heart Institute Journal: Volume 49, Issue 4
IMAGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE Double Interatrial Septum and Patent Foramen Ovale in Woman With Transient Ischemic Attack Sandra Jaksic Jurinjak,...
Texas Heart Institute Announces Casey Kappenman as the New Administrative Director of the Center for Clinical Research
Houston —(August 29, 2022) — The Texas Heart Institute (THI) is proud to announce the promotion of Casey Kappenman, MS,...
Preoperative Hyponatremia Predicts Poorer Long-Term Survival in Patients Receiving LVADs
With the constant goal of improving treatment for patients with heart failure, clinical investigators at Texas Heart Institute and Baylor...
New Method of Mapping Electrical Signals in the Heart Could Improve Arrhythmia Treatment
Collaborating research teams at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and Rice University have developed a new computer mapping algorithm that could...
THI Celebrates “Dr. Neil E. Strickman Day” with Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner
Dr. Neil Strickman, Texas Heart Institute fellowship graduate (1982) and Professional Staff Member, was recently honored by the Mayor of...
