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Barbara Bush recovering after heart surgery

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Former First Lady Barbara Bush is recovering from successful heart surgery at The Methodist Hospital in Houston.  The aortic valve replacement was scheduled last week after she experienced shortness of breath and physicians detected a hardened valve in her heart.  Bush is beginning her recovery in the ICU with her ...

Landmark Patient Returns To Methodist

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

José Cervantes, a painter from Mexico City, made history 35 years ago when he became Dr. Michael DeBakey's first pediatric patient at The Methodist Hospital.  At age five, Cervantes had a rare congenital heart condition that required surgery. "My parents had been warned that in the remote case I survived until ...