{"id":4469,"date":"2026-04-22T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:52:22","slug":"the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery","title":{"rendered":"The Houston Duo: Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley\u2014Titans of Cardiothoracic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is impossible to discuss the cardiac revolution in Texas without mentioning the two giants whose rivalry and genius transformed the <strong>Texas Medical Center (TMC)<\/strong> into a global \u201cMecca\u201d of cardiovascular surgery. Throughout the 1950s and 60s in Houston, Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley created an environment where cholesterol ceased to be an abstract term in biochemistry textbooks and became enemy number one\u2014an enemy surgeons learned to defeat through the scalpel and engineering ingenuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, on <a href=\"http:\/\/houstoname.com\">houstoname.com<\/a>, we explore the details of this epochal era:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How DeBakey and Cooley radically changed the approach to treating clogged arteries by introducing coronary artery bypass grafting;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The story of the first Dacron vascular prosthesis and the revolution in treating aneurysms;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first heart transplant in the U.S. and the historic implantation of a total artificial heart;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of LDL receptors by Brown and Goldstein, which stopped atherosclerosis at the chemical level;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The journey from the scalpel to CRISPR gene editing in the modern Texas Medical Center (TMC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-8.png 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-8-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-8-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-8-696x383.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a15feda000c7\" 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id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a15feda000c7\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#Surgical_Solutions_From_Clogged_Vessels_to_a_New_Heart\" >Surgical Solutions: From Clogged Vessels to a New Heart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#Facts_and_Reality_Framingham_vs_Houston\" >Facts and Reality: Framingham vs. Houston<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#Epidemiology_Meets_Radical_Practice\" >Epidemiology Meets Radical Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#The_Molecular_Breakthrough_and_the_Texas_Foundation\" >The Molecular Breakthrough and the Texas Foundation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#Receptors_That_Save_Lives\" >Receptors That Save Lives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#On_the_Threshold_of_Gene_Editing\" >On the Threshold of Gene Editing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#The_Texan_Heart_of_Medicine\" >The Texan Heart of Medicine<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/eternal-4469-the-houston-duo-michael-debakey-and-denton-cooley-titans-of-cardiothoracic-surgery\/#Sources\" >Sources:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surgical_Solutions_From_Clogged_Vessels_to_a_New_Heart\"><\/span>Surgical Solutions: From Clogged Vessels to a New Heart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DeBakey and Cooley saw the devastating effects of high lipid levels on their operating tables every day. Arteries were so choked with atherosclerotic plaques that blood simply ceased to circulate. Their response to this challenge was both radical and masterful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Prosthetics Revolution.<\/strong> In 1954, DeBakey became the first in the world to use a Dacron prosthesis to replace a damaged section of a blood vessel. He famously stitched the first prototype on his wife\u2019s sewing machine. This paved the way for treating aneurysms and occlusions that were previously considered fatal. In 1964, he performed the first successful aortocoronary bypass, creating a \u201cdetour\u201d for blood to flow around a cholesterol-blocked segment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The First U.S. Heart and Artificial Devices.<\/strong> Cooley was an unsurpassed technician. In 1968, he performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States. A year later, in 1969, he took an even bolder step\u2014implanting a total artificial heart (the Liotta-Cooley device) into a human for the first time in history as a \u201cbridge\u201d to a future transplant. This sparked an ethical and professional storm in the medical world but forever changed the rules of the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Heart-Lung Machine.<\/strong> Houston became the proving ground for perfecting cardiopulmonary bypass machines. These devices allowed surgeons to stop a patient\u2019s heart to perform complex manipulations inside the organ, which was previously physically impossible. This enabled them to literally \u201cclean\u201d vessels and repair valves damaged by cardiovascular disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of this duo in Houston proved that <a href=\"https:\/\/i-houston.com\/en\/eternal-16990-the-dramatic-shift-in-houstons-ems-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medicine was capable<\/a> of correcting even the most severe physical consequences of metabolic dysfunction. However, these radical surgeries forced the scientific community to consider: if replacing vessels and hearts requires such colossal resources and risk, wouldn&#8217;t it be better to find a way to stop the disease in its early stages? Houston\u2019s surgeons demonstrated the sheer scale of the tragedy caused by atherosclerosis, serving as the catalyst for further genetic and pharmacological research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Texas Medical Center remains a global leader thanks to the foundation laid by DeBakey and Cooley. Their legacy is not just the thousands of lives saved directly on the table, but a paradigm shift: from passive observation of a patient to active, aggressive intervention in pathology. Because of them, cardiac surgery moved from experimental attempts to standardized procedures that save millions of people worldwide today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-9.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-9-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-9-768x1119.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-9-696x1014.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facts_and_Reality_Framingham_vs_Houston\"><\/span>Facts and Reality: Framingham vs. Houston<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To objectively understand medical history, it is important to distinguish between the source of knowledge and the place of its most effective application. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/houston1.one\/en\/eternal\/texas-medical-center-a-guide-for-those-seeking-to-change-lives-4643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Medical Center <\/a>(TMC) in Houston became the global capital of cardiac surgery, the fundamental data proving that cholesterol\u2014specifically low-density lipoproteins\u2014is the primary \u201csilent killer\u201d was largely based on the massive national Framingham Heart Study. However, it was in Texas that this theoretical knowledge was most rapidly converted into effective clinical practice, where patients were saved before their situations became critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Epidemiology_Meets_Radical_Practice\"><\/span>Epidemiology Meets Radical Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Framingham study in Massachusetts, which spanned decades, provided scientists with statistics. But Houston provided the tools and the will to act. Texas doctors didn&#8217;t just wait for the results of the next research phase; they began implementing preventive measures in real-time, creating a bridge between dry statistics and the operating theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Myth: Cholesterol is the sole cause of heart disease.<\/strong> For many years, there was a simplified notion that merely reducing fat intake was enough to avoid a heart attack. This led to the neglect of other critical factors, which often ended tragically for patients with \u201cperfect\u201d blood tests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fact: The Multifactorial Approach.<\/strong> Houston physicians were among the first in the world to insist that cardiovascular risk is a complex equation. They integrated data on genetic predisposition, smoking history, glucose levels in diabetes, and blood pressure into a single risk map. Cholesterol in this system ceased to be the lone enemy, becoming part of a complex pathological mechanism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Result: Early Diagnosis Protocols.<\/strong> The TMC developed and implemented the first screening systems that included not only blood tests but also stress tests and early vascular imaging (angiography). This allowed surgeons to see plaque formation at stages when the patient was still asymptomatic, effectively preventing heart attacks rather than just treating their aftermath.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, this symbiosis of epidemiological knowledge and Texan decisiveness is the gold standard of global cardiology. The Houston school of medicine proved that honesty with the patient regarding their lifestyle and heredity is just as important as the surgeon\u2019s skill with a scalpel. The implementation of mandatory lipid profiles and risk assessment using multifactorial scales became routine procedures because the TMC was not afraid to test complex theories in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tension and subsequent collaboration between the \u201ctheorists\u201d of the East and the \u201cpractitioners\u201d of the South changed how humans view their health. We moved from an era where a heart attack was considered \u201cinevitable fate\u201d to an era of managed risks. Dallas and Houston remain at the forefront of this movement, continuing to refine diagnostic methods where high technology and a deep understanding of biology work to stay ahead of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-10.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-10-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-10-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.houstoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/image-10-696x442.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Molecular_Breakthrough_and_the_Texas_Foundation\"><\/span>The Molecular Breakthrough and the Texas Foundation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Houston\u2019s surgeons mastered the repair of cardiovascular catastrophes, the next generation of scientists in Dallas and clinicians in Houston decided to change the very \u201cchemistry\u201d of the disease. The fight against cholesterol moved from operating rooms to molecular laboratories, where the complex pathway of lipid synthesis in the liver was unraveled. Texas became the place where fundamental science met clinical practice, ushering in the era now known as the \u201cstatin revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Receptors_That_Save_Lives\"><\/span>Receptors That Save Lives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1985, the world learned the names of two scientists from the <strong>University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)<\/strong> in Dallas\u2014Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein. Their research was a true intellectual explosion in cardiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Discovery of LDL Receptors.<\/strong> Brown and Goldstein figured out exactly how body cells absorb cholesterol from the blood. They discovered special receptors (\u201ctraps\u201d) that pull low-density lipoproteins out of the bloodstream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mechanism of Disease.<\/strong> The scientists proved that if these receptors are insufficient or function incorrectly (due to genetics or lifestyle), cholesterol accumulates in the vessels, forming the same deadly plaques that DeBakey and Cooley once removed by hand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Roadmap for Therapy.<\/strong> This discovery became the \u201cHoly Grail\u201d for pharmacology. It provided a clear answer to the question: \u201cWhere exactly do we need to step on the brakes to stop atherosclerosis?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_the_Threshold_of_Gene_Editing\"><\/span>On the Threshold of Gene Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Texas Medical Center is not just a hospital; it is the largest medical complex on the planet, a \u201ccity within a city\u201d employing over 100,000 specialists. The fight against cholesterol here has reached an entirely new, futuristic level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PCSK9 Inhibitors.<\/strong> This newest generation of drugs \u201cturns off\u201d a protein that destroys the very receptors discovered by Brown and Goldstein. The results are staggering: \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol levels drop by 50\u201370%, even in those who were not helped by classic medications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gene Editing.<\/strong> TMC scientists are experimenting with technologies like CRISPR to permanently alter the genetic code of patients with congenital lipid metabolism disorders. The goal is a single injection that insures a person against the risk of clogged arteries for life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digital Cardiology.<\/strong> Using artificial intelligence to analyze millions of EKGs and genetic profiles allows Houston doctors to predict heart attack risks decades before they are likely to appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/5964fcbe-3156-4d86-a8ee-399a40dfafab\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Texan_Heart_of_Medicine\"><\/span>The Texan Heart of Medicine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of the fight against cholesterol in Texas is a fascinating journey from desperate surgery to sophisticated genetics. Dallas and Houston formed a unique tandem: the former gave the world fundamental knowledge and Nobel discoveries, while the latter provided unprecedented clinical courage and a platform to save millions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have traveled the path from the 1950s, when a diagnosis of \u201catherosclerosis\u201d sounded like a death sentence, to the 2020s, when we have learned to manage our body\u2019s own biochemistry. The Texan contribution proved that innovation works best when academic genius (like Brown and Goldstein) unites with practical determination (like DeBakey and Cooley). Thanks to this synergy, Dallas and Houston have forever secured Texas\u2019s status as a global leader where the \u201cheart\u201d of world medical innovation beats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sources\"><\/span>Sources:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scirp.org\/journal\/paperinformation?paperid=23025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.scirp.org\/journal\/paperinformation?paperid=23025<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/11\/27\/health\/27docs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/11\/27\/health\/27docs.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/story\/news\/2008\/07\/13\/michael-debakey-rebuilder-of-hearts-dies-at-99\/31571637007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/story\/news\/2008\/07\/13\/michael-debakey-rebuilder-of-hearts-dies-at-99\/31571637007\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/health\/article\/45-years-later-Houston-s-heart-transplant-5374505.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/health\/article\/45-years-later-Houston-s-heart-transplant-5374505.php<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is impossible to discuss the cardiac revolution in Texas without mentioning the two giants whose rivalry and genius transformed the Texas Medical Center (TMC) into a global \u201cMecca\u201d of cardiovascular surgery. Throughout the 1950s and 60s in Houston, Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley created an environment where cholesterol ceased to be an abstract term [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":4451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[335],"tags":[3620,3616,3610,3617,3613,3626,3614,3609,3611,3625,3615,3623,3621,3622,3612,3607,3624,3619,3627,3608,3618],"motype":[325],"moformat":[22],"moimportance":[33],"class_list":{"0":"post-4469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-innovations","9":"tag-brown-and-goldstein-nobel-prize","10":"tag-cardiac-surgery-houston","11":"tag-cholesterol-management","12":"tag-coronary-artery-bypass-graft-history","13":"tag-crispr-heart-editing","14":"tag-debakey-dacron-graft","15":"tag-denton-cooley","16":"tag-first-heart-transplant-usa","17":"tag-framingham-heart-study","18":"tag-heart-lung-machine","19":"tag-history-of-cardiology-usa","20":"tag-houston-medicine","21":"tag-ldl-receptors","22":"tag-liotta-cooley-artificial-heart","23":"tag-michael-debakey","24":"tag-pcsk9-inhibitors","25":"tag-statins-history","26":"tag-surgical-rivalry-texas","27":"tag-texas-medical-center-tmc","28":"tag-ut-southwestern-dallas-2","29":"motype-eternal","30":"moformat-longrid-korotka","31":"moimportance-retranslyacziya-v-agregatory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4479,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions\/4479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=4469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}