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Born with congenital heart disease, 41-year-old Christin Murphy has undergone three heart surgeries to repair pulmonary valves. They have been tough to get through, but Murphy says this latest one at Saint Luke’s changed her outlook.

To combat rising maternal mortality, researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and UMKC are leading a first of its kind study to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.

The four-year observational study will research U.S. pregnant people with cardiovascular disease to better understand and combat maternal mortality and morbidity.

Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, a transplant surgeon at Saint Luke’s talks about the advances in organ donation and the importance of living organ donation.

KSHB talked to Dr. Dany Jacob about new diagnostic testing that's giving patients suffering from unexplained chest pain answers.

In the past, many women born with a heart condition were told they would not be able to birth children safely.

More than 100,000 people are on the wait list for a life-saving transplant—and more than 85% of those can be helped by a living donor.

Jim Mitchell faced a dilemma — miss rehearsal for a play he was producing during crunch time, or risk having a heart attack. Read his story.

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

Emery Stone was in total kidney failure. And that’s when everything changed. Not only for Emery, but for the entire Stone family.