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 2014
Effect of Electrocautery on Endothelial Integrity of the Internal Thoracic Artery: Ultrastructural Analysis With Transmission Electron Microscopy, Burak Onan, Mehmet Yeniterzi, Ismihan Selen Onan, Burak Ersoy, Suheyla Gonca, Elif Gelenli, Seyhun Solakoglu, and Ihsan Bakir
Emergent surgical pulmonary embolectomy in a pregnant woman: case report and literature review., Giovanni Saeed, Michael Möller, Jörg Neuzner, Rainer Gradaus, Werner Stein, Uwe Langebrake, Thomas Dimpfl, Meradjoddin Matin, and Ali Peivandi
Exertional Dyspnea as a Symptom of Infrarenal Aortic Occlusive Disease, Stacey L Schott, Fernanda Porto Carreiro, James R Harkness, Mahmoud B Malas, Stephen M Sozio, and Sammy Zakaria
Inflammation and C-Reactive Protein in Atrial Fibrillation: Cause or Effect?, Roberto Galea, Maria Teresa Cardillo, Annalisa Caroli, Maria Giulia Marini, Chiara Sonnino, Maria L Narducci, and Luigi M Biasucci
Natural Progression of Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Antony Leslie Innasimuthu, Sanjay Kumar, Jason Lazar, and William E Katz
Nontyphoidal Cardiac Salmonellosis: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature, Daniel Ortiz, Eric M Siegal, Christopher Kramer, Bijoy K Khandheria, and Ernesto Brauer
Off-Pump Myocardial Revascularization in a High-Risk Patient With Essential Thrombocythemia, Ahmad K Darwazah, Hamad Madi, Rami Zagha, and Yahia Hawash
Outpatient management of heart failure in the United States, 2006-2008, Kailash Mosalpuria, Sunil K Agarwal, Sirin Yaemsiri, Bredy Pierre-Louis, Samir Saba, Rene Alvarez, and Stuart D Russell
Papillary Muscle Repositioning as a Subvalvular Apparatus Preservation Technique in Mitral Stenosis Patients With Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function, Gokhan Lafci, Kerim Cagli, Omer Faruk Cicek, Kemal Korkmaz, Osman Turak, Alper Uzun, Adnan Yalcinkaya, Adem Diken, Eren Gunertem, and Kumral Cagli
Papillary Muscle Repositioning as a Subvalvular Apparatus Preservation Technique in Mitral Stenosis Patients With Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function, Imthiaz Manoly, Dimos Karangelis, Nicola Viola, and Marcus Haw
Percutaneous Repair of Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives, Maria D Baldasare, Mark Polyakov, Glenn W Laub, Joseph T Costic, Daniel J McCormick, and Sheldon Goldberg
Repair of Bicuspid Aortic Valve in the Presence of Endocarditis and Leaflet Perforation, William D T Kent, Hadi D Toeg, and Jehangir J Appoo
Repeated Transradial Catheterization: Feasibility, Efficacy, and Safety, Marinos A Charalambous, Savvas S Constantinides, Michael A Talias, Elpidoforos S Soteriades, and Christos P Christou
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Caused by Double-Chambered Right Ventricle Presenting in Adulthood, John Kokotsakis, Efthymia G Rouska, Leanne Harling, Hutan Ashrafian, Vania Anagnostakou, Christos Charitos, and Thanos Athanasiou
Serum Levels of Soluble ICAM-1 in Children With Pulmonary Artery Hypertension, Melahat Melek Oguz, Ayse Deniz Oguz, Cihat Sanli, and Ayhan Cevik
Sex-Specific Biatrial Volumetric Measurements Obtained With Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography in Subjects With and Without Coronary Artery Disease, Matthew J Budoff, Sandeep R Pagali, Yasmin S Hamirani, Andy Chen, Gordon Cheu, Yanlin Gao, Dong Li, and SongShou Mao
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): new insights into this not-so-rare condition., Sharonne N Hayes
Systemic Effects of Intracoronary Nitroglycerin During Coronary Angiography in Children After Heart Transplantation, Diego A Lara, Mary K Olive, James F George, Robert N Brown, Waldemar F Carlo, Edward V Colvin, Brad L Steenwyck, and F Bennett Pearce
The 1,000th VAD, the Great Rivalry, and the Grand Experiment of the Texas Medical Center, Todd K Rosengart
The In-Hospital Consultation Today: Whom Does It Best Serve?, Herbert L Fred
The Odyssey of TAVR From Concept to Clinical Reality, Alain G Cribier
Use of a Melody Pulmonary Valve in Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Replacement for Tricuspid Valve Bioprosthesis Degeneration, David M Filsoof, David F Snipelisky, and Brian P Shapiro
Use of Oversized Injectable Valves in Growing Children for Total Repair of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Anomalies (Preliminary Results), Luca Deorsola and Pietro Angelo Abbruzzese
Submissions from 2013
Can the Bicuspid Aortic Valve Be Spared? the Con Position, With Caveats and Nuances, Joseph E Bavaria, Caroline M Komlo, Tyler Rhode, and Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Cardiovascular Disease in Late Survivors of Tetralogy of Fallot: a Tertiary Care Center Experience, Elisa Bradley, Jeff Parker, Eric Novak, Philip Ludbrook, Joseph Billadello, and Ari Cedars