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Media Coverage: Grandfather Grateful To Be Alive After Grandson’s Quick Thinking Saved His Life

After a final follow-up visit at Saint Luke's North Hospital, 84-year-old Carl Linck and his grandson are entering the holiday season with an extra sense of gratitude.

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Roadside Heroics Lead One Grandfather to Lifesaving Care at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute

It was a warm, late summer day in Kansas City when Carl Linck, 84, was cruising down Interstate 29 with his 15-year-old grandson riding shotgun.

Second Opinion Saves Charles’ Life After Pancreatic Tumor Diagnosis

In 2017, Charles Koslowsky, 70, learned he had a rare form of pancreatic cancer. It had metastasized to his liver.

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TCTMD: EMS Practices for OHCA Diverge Between Black/Hispanic, White Areas

A new study co-led by a Saint Luke's researcher found that EMS practices for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are different in predominantly Black/Hispanic areas compared to mostly white areas.

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Health News You Can Use: New Advances for Atrial Fibrillation

This week we're talking with Dr. Sanjaya Gupta, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, about the latest treatment options for this underdiagnosed heart condition.

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KSHB: Saint Luke's Leads Groundbreaking AFib Treatment

Dr. Sanjaya Gupta spoke to KSHB about pulsed field ablation, as well as the second Saint Luke's patient to undergo this innovative new procedure to treat AFib.

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Medical Xpress: Bystander CPR up to 10 Minutes After Cardiac Arrest May Protect Brain Function

New research shows the sooner a lay rescuer starts CPR on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, the better the chances of saving the person's life and protecting their brain function.

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JAMA Medical News: Even After CPR, Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Might Be Influenced by Race, Sex

A new study provides evidence that even among those who receive CPR, Black or female individuals are less likely to survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than White or male individuals.

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American Journal of Managed Care: Semaglutide Enhances Heart Failure Outcomes in Obesity

A new subanalysis presented by Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod shows benefits of semaglutide in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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CNN: Survival Rates Far Worse for Black Women After Bystander CPR, Study Finds

Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for white men, according to a study published this month.