CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award    (October 21, 2014)
Baylor St. Luke’s has been recognized with this award longer than any other hospital in Houston   READ MORE

Texas Heart® Institute Begins Study to Help Identify Patients at Increased Risk for Heart Attacks    (September 24, 2014)
Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center announced today that it is enrolling participants in the Lipid-Rich Plaque (LRP) Study - a large-scale, multi-center, international study aimed at linking the presence of LRP, a type of fatty coronary artery plaque, to the occurrence of a heart attack or other cardiac event.   READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute Cardiac Society   (May 23, 2014)
The Texas Heart Insitute Cardiac Society presents its sixth symposium.   READ MORE

Dr. Doris Taylor Assists International Team of Researchers Achieve Milestone by Tissue Engineering Construction of Esophagus    (April 17, 2014)
Researchers announced today that tissue engineering has been used to construct natural esophagi - which in combination with bone marrow stem cells - have been safely and effectively transplanted in rats, according to a study published in the prestigious online journal, Nature Communications.   READ MORE

CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among First Hospitals in Texas to Implant new FDA-Approved S-ICD for At-Risk Patients of Sudden Cardiac Arrest   (March 18, 2014)
 CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is among the first hospitals in Texas to implant the new Boston Scientific S-ICD® System--the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).     READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute Doctors Participating in Clinical Study of New Device to ‘Seal’ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms   (March 13, 2014)
Texas Heart Institute (THI) doctors at CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, are the first in Texas to have implanted a device designed to seal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), rather than bridging through the aneurysms using a traditional stent.   READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute to Conduct Heart Screenings for Students over Spring Break in Study of Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People   (March 4, 2014)
The Texas Heart Institute’s Center for Coronary Artery Anomalies will be conducting heart screenings for Houston-area middle- and high-school students during the school “spring break” period, March 10-21, 2014, as part of a medical study into the causes of sudden cardiac death in young people.   READ MORE

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center First in Texas to Use the FDA-Approved LINQ - Insertable Cardiac Monitoring System   (February 25, 2014)
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (BSLMC) announced today that it’s the first hospital in Texas to begin using the revolutionary Medtronic LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor micro device that transforms a physician’s ability to diagnose and treat even the most difficult-to-detect cardiac arrhythmias.    READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Medical Center Becomes First in Texas to Test Hybrid Design Carotid Stent   (February 4, 2014)
Novel Stent Design Provides Non-Invasive Alternative for Surgical High Risk Patients   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Cooley Transplant Center, Texas Heart Institute Implant 1,000th Ventricular Heart-Assist Device   (January 23, 2014)
Unmatched Medical Milestone for Dr. O.H. “Bud” Frazier and Team   READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Medical Center Named among “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs”, by Becker’s Hospital Review   (January 2, 2014)
The Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Medical Center was recently named by Becker’s Hospital Review as being among their “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.”   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Texas Heart Institute Become First in Houston to Implement New Approach for Treating Heart Failure   (December 16, 2013)
St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) and the Texas Heart® Institute have become the first in Houston to treat a patient suffering from congestive heart failure (HF) with a new implantable electrical device designed to improve heart function.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Medical Center Heart Patient Pete Huttlinger Releases Acoustic Guitar Album    (September 6, 2013)
15-track McGuire’s Landing now available on iTunes, Amazon.com, CD Baby and other outlets   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Hospital First in Texas to Receive Three AACN Beacon Awards   (July 25, 2013)
Facility’s Nephrology Unit First in Nation for Beacon Award   READ MORE

St. Luke's in the Texas Medical Center Ranked Among Nation’s Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery for 23rd Consecutive Year   (July 16, 2013)
In its annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report has ranked St. Luke’s in the Texas Medical Center among the nation’s elite healthcare institutions.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Home of Texas Heart® Institute, and American College of Cardiology to Offer Free Heart Health Screenings Feb. 23    (February 19, 2013)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH), home of Texas Heart Institute (THI), is partnering with the American College of Cardiology’s CardioSmart initiative, a program that encourages patients to play an active role in their own heart health, to offer free cardiovascular health screenings on February 23.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Successfully Completes The Joint Commission Ventricular Assist Device Survey   (November 29, 2012)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) has been recognized for successfully completing The Joint Commission survey for the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program.    READ MORE

Texas Heart ® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Hosts Educational Seminar “Heart Disease: How Women Can Beat the Odds”   (August 2, 2012)
The Texas Heart ® Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital is hosting a complimentary lecture focusing on Heart Disease: How Women Can Beat the Odds.   READ MORE

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Ranked Among Nation’s Best Hospitals in 10 Specialties Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke's #6 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery   (July 17, 2012)
In its annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report has ranked St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) among the elite healthcare institutions in the nation in ten major areas of care.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Home of Texas Heart® Institute, Receives Re-Accreditation from Society of Chest Pain Centers   (April 25, 2012)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s), home of Texas Heart® Institute (THI), has received a full three-year re-accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Home of Texas Heart® Institute, First in Houston to Use New FDA-Approved Stent for Diabetics with Heart Disease    (April 9, 2012)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, home of Texas Heart® Institute (THI), is the first hospital in Houston to use a new heart stent that is the first and only one approved by the FDA for treating patients with coronary heart disease (CAD) and diabetes.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Home of the Texas Heart Institute®, Only Hospital in Houston Recognized by the American Heart Association as an Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center    (March 29, 2012)
 St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s), home of the Texas Heart Institute® (THI), received accreditation as a Mission: Lifeline® Heart Attack Receiving Center from the American Heart Association and Society of Chest Pain Centers, becoming the only hospital in Houston to earn this recognition.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Home of Texas Heart® Institute, Gets New Look at Heart Imaging With Perkins Healthcare Integrated Video Imaging System   (February 23, 2012)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s), home of the Texas Heart® Institute (THI), has selected Perkins Healthcare Technologies to provide video integration on its new Bi Plane GE Cardiac Catheterization lab.   READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital First in Nation to Implant Heart Pump in Study to Assess Device’s Potential to Limit Heart Muscle Damage after Heart Attack    (November 18, 2011)
Interventional cardiologists affiliated with Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) recently implanted the first two patients in the nation with a tiny heart pump in a feasibility trial to determine the pump’s potential to limit damage to heart muscle following a heart attack.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Receives Re-Certification for Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Fit Hearts    (October 5, 2011)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (“St. Luke’s”), home of Texas Heart® Institute, announces it has received re-certification for its Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Fit Hearts, by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), marking the third three-year term that St. Luke’s has received accreditation.   READ MORE

COOKING WITH HEART: HEART-HEALTHY MEALS IN A HURRY   (August 9, 2011)
Learn to prepare tasty, heart-smart dishes when time is limited.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Physician First in Texas to Implant New Trifecta Valve   (August 9, 2011)
A St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital physician is the first in Texas to implant the Trifecta™ aortic stented tissue valve, a clinically-proven replacement for diseased, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valves.   READ MORE

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Ranked Among Nation’s Best Hospitals in Six Specialties Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s #4 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery   (July 18, 2011)
In its annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals,” U.S.News & World Report has ranked St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) among the elite healthcare institutions in the nation in six major areas of care.   READ MORE

Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Among Three Sites in Texas to Offer Innovative Heart Valve Treatment   (June 3, 2011)
Two great-grandmothers—Ana Riddel and Anna Jean Irwin—now share more than a first name after both underwent a unique procedure to correct a life-threatening heart valve condition at Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) on the same day.   READ MORE

Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Among First in Texas to Offer Pacemaker that Allows Patients to Safely Undergo MRI Procedures   (March 2, 2011)
Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) is among the first in Texas using newly approved pacemaker technology to safely overcome barriers, which previously blocked patients fitted with pacemakers from access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines for medical diagnosis. The new technology, known as the Revo MRI™ Sure Scan pacing system, received FDA approval in February 2011.   READ MORE

Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital First in Houston to Offer Innovative CryoAblation Technology to Treat Common Form of Atrial Fibrillation   (March 1, 2011)
A physician affiliated with Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) is the first in Houston and among the first in the nation to treat patients for an irregular heartbeat with a new, minimally invasive cryoballoon technology that uses cold rather than heat to interrupt faulty electrical circuits in the heart.   READ MORE

Ricky Meche 20 Years After Heart Transplant   (February 23, 2011)
Ricky Meche discusses his life 20 years after his heart transplant.   READ MORE

In need of a second heart transplant   (February 23, 2011)
Kevin Spencer is in need of a second heart transplant.   READ MORE

Heart Failure and Cardiac Implantable Devices   (February 23, 2011)
Dr. Mehdi Razavi discussing heart failure and how to prevent it as well as cardiac implantable devices.   READ MORE