Together, the Texas Heart Institute (Website) and St. Luke's form one of the largest cardiovascular centers in the world. As unique partners in cardiovascular care, St. Luke's and the Texas Heart Institute are leaders in the fight against heart disease. To further enhance our leadership in cardiovascular research and patient care, the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital - The Denton A. Cooley Building opened in 2002.


Read about some of the remarkable people and incredible stories that have been part of the historic partnership between St. Luke's and the Texas Heart Institute.  You can also read the latest issue of Heart Owner's Update online.

Cardiovascular Services at St. Luke's  For 18 years in a row, U.S.News & World Report has ranked the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital among the nation's top ten heart centers - and #1 in the Southwest. St. Luke's offers a full range of specialty heart programs for patients. Our services include the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, the Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, the Echocardiography Laboratory, the Heart & Lung Transplant & Treatment Center, our Heart Failure Program, Heart Transplant Services, the HeartMate Ventricular Assist Device program, the St. Luke's Chest Pain Center   and a second opinion on any cardiovascular condition.

More About Cardiovascular Care St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital offers a wealth of information about heart and cardiovascular care.  Fact sheets on topics ranging from angina to women and heart disease can be found online, as well as information about St. Luke's Heart Exchange which provides emotional support for potential heart transplant patients and those who have received heart transplants.  Our academically oriented medical staff have also recommended other web sites that offer additional information about heart and cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Trials Members of St. Luke's and the Texas Heart Institute's academically oriented medical staff remain abreast of current, effective therapies and participate in many promising clinical research activities, such as the COMPANION study for heart failure patients.

Latest Heart & Cardiovascular News
You can read the latest news from Reuters Health on recent developments in preventing, diagnosing and treating heart conditions of all kinds.