• KSHB: Kansas City Priest Thankful for New Heart Medication That ‘Changed His Life’

    • KSHB: Kansas City Priest Thankful for New Heart Medication That ‘Changed His Life’

    When Father Greg Haskamp started experiencing shortness of breath and difficulty celebrating mass, he turned to one of his parishioners, Saint Luke's cardiologist Dr. Michael Nassif, for help.

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    Kansas City priest Father Greg Haskamp can continue his calling thanks to access to new treatment at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

    When Father Greg started experiencing shortness of breath and difficulty singing and celebrating mass, he turned to one of his parishioners, Dr. Michael Nassif, for treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

    Dr. Nassif, a cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, introduced Father Greg to a clinical trial that would change everything.

    KSHB talked with Dr. Nassif and Father Greg about the new drug that is changing the game for heart patients.