Texas Heart Institute Shines at the Annual AHA Scientific Meeting
The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 16-18 to showcase the latest cutting-edge science and education...
Center for Preclinical Surgical & Interventional Research
Student Spotlight: Shweta Karnik, Center for Preclinical Surgical & Interventional Research
“The work I’ve done here at THI makes me feel like I made an impact. THI is working toward something...
Special Event: Movies Houstonians Love Presented by Dr. Bud Frazier with filmmaker Richard Pearce
Dr. Bud Frazier will open Season 15 of Movies Houstonians Love at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) on Sunday,...
Student Spotlight: Payton Campbell Continues Her Experience at THI
“Every summer I spend working at THI is a summer well spent because it affords me different experiences and an...
New Discovery at Texas Heart Institute and Rice targets the number one cause of sudden death
Ventricular arrhythmia is the number one cause of sudden death in the United States and many developing countries around the world. A...
Progress Made Toward Powerful Methods of Preventing and Treating Heart Failure
Heart failure impacts 26 million people around the world and remains one of the most devastating heart conditions today. Our...
Annual Conference Honors the 50th Anniversary of the World’s First Total Artificial Heart
The Annual THI Perfusion Conference will be held June 7-9, 2019 at the Texas Heart Institute. The agenda for this...
Doctors and Engineers Aim to Build a Device to Prevent the Need for a Transplant
Houston, TX (May 13) –A team of physician-scientists and engineers at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) are conducting important research...
Annual Report 2018: THE NEXT FIRST in Cardiovascular Discovery
The pioneering spirit that has defined the Texas Heart Institute for over five decades is stronger than ever. We are...
An Epic Day for THI at BioHouston’s Annual Chili Cookoff
BioHouston held it’s 16th Annual Chili Cook-off at the Bayou City Event Center last Friday, and members from across Texas Heart Institute...
Texas Heart Institute Surgeon-Inventor Remembers the World’s First Artificial Heart Transplant
Cardiac surgeon and inventor, Dr. William “Billy” E. Cohn, shares his childhood memory of the world’s first artificial heart transplant...
Smithsonian Magazine Highlights the History of the Total Artificial Heart
Texas Heart Institute founder Dr. Denton A. Cooley performed the world’s first total artificial heart implant on April 4, 1969,...
