For 50 years, The Texas Heart Institute Journal has been published by The Texas Heart Institute as part of its medical education program. Our continuously published, peer-reviewed journal enjoys a global audience of physicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals who are contributing to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Beginning in 2023, the official name is The Texas Heart Institute Journal.
Historically, The Journal was printed under the name of Cardiovascular Diseases from 1974 through 1981 (ISSN 0093-3546). The name was changed to Texas Heart Institute Journal in 1982 and was printed through 2013 (ISSN 0730-2347). In 2014, The Journal moved to online-only publication. The Journal is indexed by Index Medicus/MEDLINE and by other indexing and abstracting services worldwide. Our full archive is available at PubMed Central.
As of July 15, 2023, The Texas Heart Institute Journal is a fully Open Access publication that enables authors to retain copyright under an appropriate Creative Commons license (CC BY or CC BY-NC). This collection showcases a small selection of the journal archive from 2011- current.
Submissions from 2015
Modified Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation as an Adjunct to Elective Cardiac Surgery: Predictors of Mid-Term Recurrence and Echocardiographic Follow-Up, Claudia Loardi, Francesco Alamanni, Fabrizio Veglia, et al.
Multivariate Criteria Most Accurately Distinguish Cardiac from Noncardiac Causes of Dyspnea., Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Syed Hasan Yusuf, Rafath Ullah, et al.
Pathways involved in interleukin-1β-mediated murine cardiomyocyte apoptosis., Yi Shen, Jie Qin, and Peili Bu
Prenatal Diagnosis of Left Pulmonary Artery-to-pulmonary Vein Fistula and Its Successful Surgical Repair in a Neonate, Oleksii Ostras, Andrii Kurkevych, Lyubomyr Bohuta, et al.
Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults with Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Review of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement, Sandeep S Sodhi and Ari M Cedars
Regression of Left Ventricular Mass After Implantation of the Sutureless 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis, Giovanni Concistrè, Antonio Miceli, Federica Marchi, et al.
Successful Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia in a Pregnant Patient, Kevin N Oguayo, Ola O Oyetayo, David Stewart, et al.
Taking the Risk: the Other Side of the Story, Herbert L Fred
Target-Specific Oral Anticoagulants: Should We Switch From Warfarin?, Payam Safavi-Naeini and Mohammad Saeed
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation despite challenging vascular access., Angelo Nascimbene, Federico Azpurua, James J Livesay, et al.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Physician-Patient's Story, Herbert L Fred
Treating the Patient Who Has the Disease, Emily J Gibson
Tunneling a Pulmonary Artery Graft: A Simplified Way to Insert and Remove a Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device, Pankaj Saxena and Silvana F Marasco
Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Imaging for Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist-Inhibiting Atherosclerosis and Markers of Inflammation in Atherosclerotic Development in Apolipoprotein-E Knockout Mice, Rong-Juan Li, Yan Sun, Qin Wang, et al.
When the Chief Complaint Tells It All, Herbert L Fred
Submissions from 2014
Abdominal Fat Suspension Device for Maintaining Normal Cardiorespiratory Function in Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation During Surgery: A Feasibility Study, Norman F Truong, Joanna C Nathan, Daeun Yoon, et al.
Anticoagulation With Bivalirudin During Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Patient With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Agamemnon Pericleous, Mostafa Sadek, Mary Fitzmaurice, et al.
Aortic Valve Reconstruction With Use of Pericardial Leaflets in Adults With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Early and Midterm Outcomes, Meong Gun Song, Hyun Suk Yang, Jong Bum Choi, et al.
Brachiocephalic Artery Cannulation in Proximal Aortic Surgery That Requires Circulatory Arrest, Mehmet Unal, Oguz Yilmaz, Ilker Akar, et al.
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Investigation of Cardiovascular Disorders. Part 1: Current Applications, Ajit H Goenka and Scott D Flamm
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Investigation of Cardiovascular Disorders. Part 2: Emerging Applications, Ajit H Goenka, Hui Wang, and Scott D Flamm
Contemporary Use of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Dawn S Hui, David M Shavelle, Mark J Cunningham, et al.
Effect of Electrocautery on Endothelial Integrity of the Internal Thoracic Artery: Ultrastructural Analysis With Transmission Electron Microscopy, Burak Onan, Mehmet Yeniterzi, Ismihan Selen Onan, et al.
Emergent surgical pulmonary embolectomy in a pregnant woman: case report and literature review., Giovanni Saeed, Michael Möller, Jörg Neuzner, et al.
Exertional Dyspnea as a Symptom of Infrarenal Aortic Occlusive Disease, Stacey L Schott, Fernanda Porto Carreiro, James R Harkness, et al.