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 2019
Transapical Implantation of Edwards Sapien XT Valve to Close a Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pseudoaneurysm, Jorge Peñalver, Wassim Shatila, Francisco Y Macedo, et al.
Unconventional 2:1 Ventricular Pacing in a Neonate with Congenital Heart Block and Biventricular Noncompaction, Andrew E Schneider and Philip L Wackel
Waiting for Test Results, Herbert L Fred
Submissions from 2018
A Great Speech from a Great Man, Herbert L Fred
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Evaluate Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation in Children and Young Adults, Cesar Gonzalez de Alba, Fernando Molina Berganza, John Brownlee, et al.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Cardiometabolic Health in Young Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Samuel G Wittekind, Yvette Gerdes, Wayne Mays, et al.
Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia, Nilesh Mathuria
Changes in Coronary Plaque Volume: Comparison of Serial Measurements on Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography, Rine Nakanishi, Anas Alani, Suguru Matsumoto, et al.
Effects of Older Donor Age and Cold Ischemic Time on Long-Term Outcomes of Heart Transplantation, Heidi J Reich, Jon A Kobashigawa, Tamar Aintablian, et al.
Genetic Testing in Cardiovascular Medicine, Ali J Marian
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency is Associated with Cardiovascular Disease in US Military Centers, John E Thomas, Seungho Kang, Charles J Wyatt, et al.
High-Risk Cardiovascular Conditions in Sports-Related Sudden Death: Prevalence in 5,169 Schoolchildren Screened via Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, Paolo Angelini, Benjamin Y Cheong, Veronica V Lenge De Rosen, et al.
Murmur Associated with Diastolic Paradoxical Jet Flow in a 43-Year-Old Man with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Michiyo Yamano, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Hirokazu Shiraishi, et al.
New Insights into Predictors of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection, Hossein Sadeghi, Abolfath Alizadehdiz, Amirfarjam Fazelifar, et al.
New Pulmonary Valvuloplasty Technique by Use of an Hourglass-Shaped Balloon in 3 Adults with Severe Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Teoman Kilic, Tayfun Sahin, Kurtulus Karauzum, et al.
Novel Scoring System for Prediction of Cardiac Syndrome X in Women with Typical Angina and a Positive Exercise Tolerance Test, Farzad Masoudkabir, Ali Vasheghani-Farahani, Elham Hakki, et al.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure: Review of Prevalence, Treatment with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and Prognosis, Himad K Khattak, Faisal Hayat, Salpy V Pamboukian, et al.
Physician Burnout: Causes, Consequences, and (?) Cures, Herbert L Fred and Mark S Scheid
Prognostic Performance of Prospective versus Retrospective Electrocardiographic Gating in Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography, Pradnya Velankar, Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, Ninad Dewal, et al.
Public Hospitals Matter, Herbert L Fred
Reframing Medical Education, Herbert L Fred and Jed D Gonzalo
Sex-Related Differences in Outcomes of Thoracic Organ Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Daoud Daoud, Faisal H Cheema, Jeffrey A Morgan, et al.
Symptomatic Celiomesenteric Trunk: Variable Presentations and Outcomes in 2 Patients, Michael L Kueht, Darrel L Wu, Joseph L Mills, et al.
Submissions from 2017
A Blessing, Jeremy A Ross
A Blueprint for Life and Love, Marilyn Todd