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KCTV: Saint Luke’s Patient Avoids Third Open Heart Surgery Thanks to Minimally Invasive Procedure

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.

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KCTV: Traumatic Car Accident Survivor Reunites With Care Team on Trauma Survivors Day

After receiving care at Saint Luke's and relearning how to walk through rigorous outpatient rehab, Michelle returned to Saint Luke's to visit with her care team.

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Surviving a Silent Threat

Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.

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KSHB: Missouri Woman Diagnosed with Heart Disease Through New Testing at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute

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

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Health News You Can Use: Stroke Rehabilitation

We’re talking about how rehabilitation can help improve mobility and independence after a stroke.

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Health News You Can Use: Amputee Rehabilitation

We’re talking about the important role of rehabilitation after amputation and the expertise at Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute.

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Aneurysm Survivor Raises Awareness About High Blood Pressure in Women

An elementary school music teacher and jazz musician, 54-year-old Lisa was initially diagnosed with high blood pressure—the number one killer of women—in her early 30s. It is often called “the silent killer” because most who have it don’t experience any symptoms. Lisa was on blood pressure medication but had stopped taking it because she experienced side effects. She put off seeing her doctor about it for several months.

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Break a Leg - Not a Heart: Local Stage Manager Shares His Gratitude for Saint Luke's Heart Program

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.

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New Device Helps Musician’s Congestive Heart Failure

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

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Aneurysm Threatens Baseball Fan’s Life, Saint Luke’s Rallies to Bring Him Home

Ramon Grado doesn’t remember driving home and then sprawling on the living room floor on Jan. 13, 2013. Patty, his wife of 33 years, found him there an hour later, awake and complaining about his headache.