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New Book Tells The Story Of Developing An Artificial Heart
Posted on · Mimi Swartz discusses her book Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart.
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Renowned Houston Heart Transplant Program Suspends Operations
Posted on · The program's inactive status means it will turn away all donor hearts during the suspension
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Well-Known Heart Transplant Program Has Survival Rate Ranking Near The Bottom Nationally
Posted on · A new report examines the heart transplant program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
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Local Researchers Work On New Ways To Look At The Human Heart
Posted on · When you have a heart attack, cells inside the heart are irreparably damaged. But researchers here in Houston have come up with some new technology that might someday change that.
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Texas Hospital Lets Transplant Patients Hold Own Hearts
Posted on · Over 6 million people a year suffer from heart failure and about 2,200 receive a new heart
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Houston’s Political Identity and a 3D Printed Heart: Wednesday’s Show (April 8, 2015)
Posted on · Texas is undeniably a conservative state, dominated in state offices by Republicans and largely on the national stage by far right-leaning figures. Yet, here in Houston, we seem to be a more bluish (or at least less red) dot, politically speaking. Are we, though, really so different from the rest of Texas, or do some […]
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One Man’s Heart Transplant Helped Bring the Transplant Games to Houston This Summer
Posted on · We hear the story of Houstonian Brian Gilliam, who was the recipient of a heart transplant. He shares how the transplant changed his life and his connection to bringing the 2014 Transplant Games of America to Houston this summer.
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Heart Health in Houston
Posted on · Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the nation, and Houston is no exception. According to the American Heart Association, nearly 28 percent of deaths in the Houston area are related to cardiovascular disease. We talk with some area cardiologists about new research on heart disease and what you can do to […]
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Houston Matters for Mon., Oct. 7, 2013
Posted on · Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the nation, and Houston is no exception. According to the American Heart Association, nearly 28 percent of deaths in the Houston area are related to cardiovascular disease. We talk with some area cardiologists about new research on heart disease and what you can do to […]
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Houston Air Quality Study Reveals Surprising Details About Heart Attacks
Posted on · There's a line of neighborhoods right down the center of Houston where residents are at increased risk of cardiac arrest and lower rates of CPR response according to new findings from Rice University.