$1M in Stimulus Funds Awarded to to Rice University, Texas Heart Institute for MRI Tracking of Stem Cells
View the Channel 13 Eyewitness News report (video 2:44), "Study will use nanoparticles to track stem cells in heart tissue regeneration." (November 2009) Read the press release.
Pump Gives New Hope to Heart Patients
Read the CBS News Early Show report that continues the Salina Gonzales story and features Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, Dr. Roberta Bogaev. (May 2009)
See also on this website: Ventricular Assist Devices
[For stories and videos that chronicle the full story, see below, "Patient Recovers Heart Function with Mechanical Assist Device."]
Treating Heart Attack Patients with
Special Stem Cells
Physician scientists at THI announced they have begun the world’s first clinical trial to treat heart attack patients with a special type of stem cell to promote better healing and to prevent congestive heart failure. Drs. James Willerson and Emerson Perin are featured. See the story and 2 min. video (courtesy of Houston Chronicle) of press conference. (April 2008)
See also on this website: Stem Cell Center
Patient Recovers Heart Function with Mechanical Assist Device
Follow the story of THI patient Salina Gonzales in these video reports.
ABC Good Morning America: Saved by the Beat (6 min. video) Report features the successful removal of an experimental heart assist device that supported Salina Gonzales until she regained function in her failing heart. Read the story at ABC News online. Drs. Roberta Bogaev and Bud Frazier are featured. (April 2008)
ABC World News: Fixing the Heart (2:30 min. video) A follow-up special report profiles Salina Gonzales as her heart recovery allows doctors to remove the heart pump device without a heart transplant. (March 2008)
ABC World News: Help for the Heart (3 min. video) A special report profiles Salina Gonzales as her heart recovers. A heart pump device has kept her alive for more than a year. Watch the 3-minute video featuring Drs. Roberta Bogaev and Bud Frazier. (January 2008)
CBS News: New Device May Heal Damaged Hearts (4 min. video) Drs. Roberta Bogaev and Bud Frazier discuss use of a left ventricular assist device with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The heart pump may be putting Salina Gonzales on the road to recovery from heart failure. (April 2007)
Women's Cardiac Health: Listening to your Heart
One-hour webcast features THI cardiologist and her patients discussing women and heart disease with Patient Power radio show host, Andrew Schorr. Program replay is available on www.patientpower.info. See also event description. (January 2008)
Endovascular Procedure Webcast Online
Zvonimir Krajcer, MD—Program Director, Peripheral Vascular Interventions, Texas Heart Institute—performed an endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair with the GORE EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis. View the procedure as a one-hour webcast on www.or-live.com. See also the event description. (December 2007)
Cooley Society honors Dr. Michael E. DeBakey
The Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society held its 15th International Symposium October 2007. In this 13-minute video, Dr. Cooley recognizes Dr. Michael E. DeBakey for his lifetime achievements in surgery and presents him with honorary membership in the society. See also the news release. (November 2007)
See also on this website: 15th International Symposium as an online CME course.
About Clinical Trials for Treating Heart Failure
"Rebuilding the Heart" is a 12-minute video from the PBS State of Tomorrow series featuring physicians at the Texas Heart Institute and their patients who are enrolled in clinical trials of stem cell therapy to treat heart failure. Drs. James Willerson, Emerson Perin, and Edward Yeh are interviewed. (November 2007)
See also on this website: Stem Cell Center, What is a Clinical Trial?
Heart Pumps Special Report
An ABC Channel 13 Houston special report: view this 3-minute video featuring Drs. Reynolds Delgado and Bud Frazier from the Texas Heart Institute profiling the latest advances in "New Generation of Heart Pumps Keeping Patients Alive." (November 2007)
See also on this website: Heart Assist Devices
"The Mysterious Human Heart"
View the 3-episode PBS series: "The Mysterious Human Heart" online. The first episode, Endlessly Beating, features Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. Bud Frazier from Texas Heart Institute. (October 2007)
See also on this website: Frequently Asked Questions about Heart Disease
"Legends of Endovascular Intervention"
Watch a 20-minute interview with Dr. Zvonimir Krajcer, telling about his background and recent innovations in treating peripheral vascular disease. (September 2007)
See also on this website: Peripheral Vascular Disease
Video Interviews with THI Professional Staff (June 2007)
Dr. Roberta Bogaev—treatments for heart failure and the concerns about women and heart disease.
Dr. William Cohn—innovations in cardiac surgery.
Dr. Bud Frazier—the use of mechanical heart assist devices to support patients with severe heart failure.
Dr. Emerson Perin—progress in world-leading adult stem cell studies.
Dr. James Willerson—the potential for adult stem cell treatments.
"Innovations in Adult Stem Cell Research"
View a video (2 minutes) on how THI's Stem Cell Center is making rapid advances in adult stem cell research. See what Drs. Denton Cooley, James Willerson and Emerson Perin have to say about these promising medical innovations. (May 2007)
See also on this website: Stem Cell Center
“Passion, Vision, Dedication”
View a video summary (7 minutes) of our research and educational programs seeking to prevent and treat heart disease. (March 2007).
See also on this website: Ways to Support Us
