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Chris Allen had so much pain in his legs that he couldn't walk 500 feet without needing to take a break. Now, he feels like he has two brand new wheels.

When Shannon Clarke, a 48-year-old, retired police officer, received a heart from Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, he had no idea just how transformational it would be. 

The use of prescription drugs for ADHD has significantly increased in the past few decades. James O'Keefe, MD studies the link between these medications and cardiovascular events.

Andrew Widman was merely hours old when doctors discovered he had a rare heart defect called transposition of the great arteries.

When Henry Myers needed a heart transplant, he trusted the team at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. While waiting for a new heart, one goal, in particular, made him persevere.

When Dale Cooksey's mitral valve wasn't sealing normally, doctors at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute performed the MitraClip procedure to get the 98-year-old back to his active lifestyle quickly.

On the day after Andrew Widman returned home from Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City with his new heart, his wife, Vicki, drove him to the DMV. There he ordered a personalized license plate that read simply “745.” It’s a number that’s particularly close to his heart.

Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has successfully completed 800 heart transplants. This is our journey.

Trial device helps Seabrun “Candy” Hunter’s worn heart valve pump at a steady beat.

When she needed a heart transplant, she choose Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. A year later, Jenna’s feeling healthy and strong and advocating for improvements to medical devices for women.