Texas Heart Institute in the News

A to-do list for better health
"Sometimes the simplest lifestyle changes can result in the biggest health payoffs." Read the Houston Chronicle article. (March 16, 2010) Dr. Mehdi Razavi, THI cardiologist, contributed to this compilation of "a list of simple things anyone can do to improve his health."
See also on this website: Healthy Heart Guide and Heart Disease Risk Factors

Using own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon
Robert Schwartz, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston, has pioneered a breakthrough technique for turning ordinary human skin cells into early-stage heart cells. Read the news release from the University of Houston. (March 2, 2010) Schwartz is a member of the THI professional staff and director of stem cell engineering for the Stem Cell and Heart Failure Research Laboratory.

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One Woman's Story of a New Heart

View the video (7 min.) that tells Wanda Alexander's story. After waiting on the transplant list for years, she received a new healthy heart just 4 months ago at the Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Stephanie Coulter, THI cardiologist, helps tell the story for the CBS show, The Doctors, and the video features THI transplant team members Dr. Bud Frazier and Dr. Roberta Bogaev along with Wanda's family. (March 2010)
See also on this website: Heart Transplantation, and
Heart Transplant Program Celebrates 25 Years of Success

View the video tour (3:30 min.) of the World's First Megaheart model. Dr. Stephanie Coulter, Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, leads the tour for the CBS show, The Doctors. Follow a blood cell as it travels through the heart encountering the lungs, heart valves, the aorta, and coronary arteries. (March 2010)
See also on this website: Anatomy of the Heart

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"Heart to Heart" from Dr. James T. Willerson

Dr. Cooley has his racing gloves on and is listening for the roar of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. 

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Stories from the Heart

Heart Transplant Program Celebrates 25 Years of Success
Read the many stories of Texas Heart Institute transplant recipients living long happy lives with their new hearts.

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Publications of the Texas Heart Institute

• UPDATE is for friends and staff of THI, recognizing donors and highlighting events.
• Heart Watch is a quarterly newsletter for physicians, composed of brief articles describing clinical and research activities at THI. (En español.)
• Texas Heart Institute Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.