Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, killing more than half a million people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. UTHealth cardiologists are stepping up to the challenge by offering a wide range of clinical trials and innovative patient care including interventional procedures in the operating room, education about creating a healthy lifestyle and heart screenings for young athletes. Partnering with the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute and Harris Health System Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, UTHealth cardiologists bring the best of cutting-edge care to their patients.
Annual Preventative Cardiology Forum held Feb. 2, 2013
“Pathways to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention” will be the theme of the 23rd annual Preventive Cardiology Forum of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Continue reading »Bone marrow stem cells do not improve short-term recovery after heart attack
Administering stem cells derived from patients’ own bone marrow either three or seven days after a heart attack is safe but does not improve heart function six months later, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Continue reading »PFO closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing stroke
Results of a large-scale, randomized clinical trial called RESPECT revealed that patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing recurrent stroke, according to a presentation of findings Oct. 25, 2012 at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in Miami.
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- UTHealth Cardiovascular Medicine
- UT Physicians Cardiology Texas Medical Center, (832) 325-7211
- UT Physicians Cardiology Bellaire, (713) 572-8122
- UT Physicians Cardiology Sienna Village, (713) 486-1200
- UT Physicians Cardiology Cinco Ranch, (713) 486-5300
- UT Physicians Cardiology Southeast, (713) 486-0996
