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Gary Petrozz was already taking medications for heart failure, yet he could still feel that something wasn’t right in his body. A friend recommended he go to Saint Luke’s, a suggestion that would end up paying off.

The Heart Failure/Transplant rotation involves the provision of pharmaceutical care for patients with advanced heart failure and those who have mechanical circulatory support.

Find out if you are at risk for heart disease.

 

Find out if you are at risk for heart disease

 

As the sheriff of Livingston County, Steve Cox was used to calamities happening … to someone else. The 52-year-old was seeking a fifth term in office when his own heart stopped beating.

At 70, Ernst Steffen had every reason to believe his heart was stronger than ever. An avid runner with 139 marathons under his belt, Ernst was proud of his active and healthy lifestyle. But when chest pain set in during a routine run a couple years ago, he found himself on the sidelines. 

Soccer fever is reaching an all-time high in Kansas City, Missouri, as the region gears up to host six matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ this summer. It’s the culmination of years of cross-country collaboration between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, who were awarded the bid in 2018. But for one of the event’s key organizers, it represents a milestone he once worried he might not see.

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. 

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.

Chris Williams was a healthy guy. The 36-year-old bodybuilder worked out regularly, played basketball, didn’t smoke, and watched his diet. Yet, in January 2012, Williams could barely drag himself out of bed. And walking a few steps across the room left him gasping for air.