Celebrate American Heart Month 2023 with The Texas Heart Institute

Every February the whole country focuses on the heart for American Heart Month. It’s a great time to connect with the community and talk about our favorite topic: heart health. We also take some time in February to renew our commitment to sharing and exchanging knowledge with doctors who work every day to improve the heart health of their communities.

Our mission touches on so many lives around the globe, yet our hearts are firmly in Texas. Nearly 16 million people in the US have coronary heart disease, and about 1,128,000 of those are in Texas. Coronary heart disease is the most prevalent form of heart disease and can often be prevented with lifestyle habits. We challenge everyone to move more, eat healthier, get quality sleep, reduce stress, and quit nicotine.

We hope you will take some time to celebrate and learn with us this February, wherever you are.

February 1-28

February is American #HeartMonth
February is Marfan Awareness Month

February 1-28

The Texas Heart Institute is sponsoring the February Fit Houston #WALK30 #FitHearts challenge to encourage Houstonians to walk 30 minutes a day for good health! Just “walk where you are. Invite your family, friends, and colleagues to join us!

Invite link

Download the MoveSpring app =
Code FitHouston

February 1

James T. Willerson, MD Cardiovascular Sciences Seminar – Dr. Javid Moslehi

February 2

(postponed due to weather) Special Noon Conference with guest speaker, Dr. Adrian Hernandez of Duke University

February 3

Celebrate National Wear Red Day®/ Día de Vestir de Rojo by wearing red to bring awareness to heart disease
Cardiology Grand Rounds – Dr. Darren McGuire of UT Southwestern
Go Red Day group photo with The Texas Heart Institute family after Grand Rounds
National Women Physicians Day

February 4

Elnita McClain Women’s Center Presents, Go Red: Let’s Get Moving with keynote from Dr. Stephanie Coulter of the Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health and a presentation from Lharissa Jacobs of Fit Houston.

February 7-14

Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week

February 10

Cardiology Grand Rounds – Dr. Sanjiv Shah of Northwestern University
Drs. Zvonimir Krajcer, Neil Strickman, and Ourania Preventza, presenting at the 9^th Top to Toe Transcatheter Solutions Conference 2023 (4TS 2023)

February 11

February 12-18

Heart Failure Awareness Week #HFWeek2023

February 14

Valentine’s Day
Texas Southern University Health Fair
National Donor Day

February 15

WomenHeart Support Group meeting

February 17

Women’s Health Talk: The Buckingham – Luxury Senior Living (Internal Community Event)
Cardiology Grand Rounds – Dr. Morton Kern, 2023 Lewis Lectureship

February 18

The Ali Massumi Cardiac Arrhythmia Symposium

February 22

Valve Disease Awareness Day #ValveDiseaseDay
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day #HCMDay
Dr. Costello & Dr. Postalian live from the studio for a Virtual Presentation for PEMEX (Internal Company Event)

February 24