Leading Medicine
Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital implant first third-generation heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD... Read moreMethodist Continuing Medical Education: Re-Evolution Summit
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center brings the continuing medical education activity: Re-Evolution Summit: Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery to Houston, 5/5/09 - 5/7/09. The course director will be cardiac surgeon, Dr. Erik Beyer.
For information & reservations contact the Methodist Office of Continuing Medical Education at 713-441-4971.
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Total Endovascular Series: Venous 1 Symposium
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center brings: Total Endovascular Series: Venous 1 Symposium to Houston, 3/12/09 - 3/14/09, during the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo. The program director will be cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Alan B. Lumsden.
For information & reservations call 713-441-6201 or visit www.totalendovascularseries.org.
Pumps & Pipes 2
12/8/08 A collaborative initiative between Houston's largest industries, health care & oil & gas, is designed to explore potential crossover ideas & technologies.
Our intention is to stimulate discussion, spark ideas and share new technologies between these industries that face similar challenges, even if on a very different scale.
Visit www.pumpsandpipes.com.
Methodist begins novel stem cell trial for heart failure
10/17/2008 The Methodist Hospital in Houston is the first site in the nation to enroll patients in a new study that uses a patient’s own stem cells to treat heart failure.
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Featured Technology: Cardiac MRI
Cardiac MRI is a relatively new imaging modality which allows the ability to generate highly detailed pictures of the heart and surrounding structures. This level of detailed assessment of the heart had not been previously possible with any cardiac imaging modality.
Featured Clinical Trial: Dilated Cardiomyopathy study
The Methodist Hospital in Houston is the first site in the nation to enroll patients in a new study that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat heart failure.
Surgeons at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center will inject stem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow directly into the beating heart to treat dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a severe form of chronic heart failure.
Read more about this Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) study
Read about other clinical trials available at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Patient Stories
Mr. Rony Yon, entrepreneur from Guatemala - Aortic Dissection
Read about how the Acute Aortic Treatment Center (AATC) at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center helped give Mr. Yon the opportunity to celebrate his 71st birthday.
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Emmi Patient Education Program
Emmi is a series of free, unique, web-based educational programs for Methodist patients that make complex medical information easy to understand.
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