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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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TCTMD: Aging, Angina, and Invasive Management: Some Nuance From ISCHEMIA

In a new analysis, researchers looked at how older patients in the ISCHEMIA trial responded to invasive strategy compared with more conservative management.

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KCTV: Atrial Fibrillation and New Treatment

Dr. Sanjaya Gupta, electrophysiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, talks with KCTV about risk factors and new treatment available at Saint Luke's Atrial Fibrillation Clinic.

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Cardiovascular Business: Why Cardiologists Should Pay Close Attention to Rehospitalizations After TAVR or SAVR

Rehospitalization after aortic valve replacement (AVR) is associated with an increased risk of patient mortality, according to new research.

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Successful Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment Saves Lenexa Father’s Legs from Amputation

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.

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ADHD Medications Lead to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, According to New Study From Saint Luke’s Cardiologist James O’Keefe, MD

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.

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Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Transplant #745

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

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Miracle Man Survives Traumatic Stroke Experience

Time is everything during a stroke. Birch laid on the floor in his home for days before he got help. Read his story and his miraculous recovery.

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Fast Intervention at Wright Memorial Hospital Saves Trenton Man From Stroke

Dustin Cox suffered a stroke while at work in Trenton, Missouri. It was the fast actions of the staff at Wright Memorial Hospital, however, that kept him stable until he arrived at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City.

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WWII Veteran Returns to Active Lifestyle After Heart Valve Procedure

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.