Mechanical or Bioprosthetic: Mitral Valve Choice is a Critical Decision
When someone needs a new mitral valve, they have an important decision to make: whether to opt for a mechanical...
Jeanie Woodruff
Artificial Intelligence for Medicine: Can the Seemingly Impersonal Become Quite Personal Indeed?
In a recently published article in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, clinical investigators from The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor...
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...
Study Shows Selection of Coronary Stenting versus Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease Differs by Race and Ethnicity
Progress made in African American Patients, but disparity remains. Clinical researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have taken an in-depth...
Did You Know? The Denton A. Cooley Building Was Dedicated 20 Years Ago
The Denton A. Cooley Building was Dedicated in 2002. Dignitaries cutting the ribbon are: The Right Reverend Claude E. Payne,...
Did You Know? Years of Research Were Lost During Tropical Storm Allison
Some call it The Great Flood of 2001. In the early hours of June 9 that year, Tropical Storm Allison...
Did You Know? Testaments in Stained Glass
If you should ever walk through the Main Street door of Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston’s Midtown, look up at...
