Saint Luke's Heart Failure Program

National leader in treating heart failure

Our team of subspecialty trained experts are dedicated to helping patients live full lives through comprehensive heart failure treatment.

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute offers a full range of heart failure treatment options. Using a combination of medicine, surgery, and symptom management strategies, each patient receives a personalized care plan.

Our program includes:

  • Expert management of all types and stages of heart failure
  • Ten heart failure cardiologists certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology through the American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Dedicated specialty clinics to care for patients with heart failure from amyloidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Full spectrum of surgical support for advanced heart failure, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)mechanical assist devices (VAD), and heart transplantation
  • Cardiologists board certified in adult congenital heart disease who specialize in treating patients at risk of developing heart failure as adults
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine patients' physical capacity
  • Clinical research trials to evaluate new medications and procedures for heart failure
  • Ability to implant pressure monitors (CardioMEMS™ HF System) in the heart to help detect pressure build-up before symptoms worsen

Nationally Recognized Care

Advanced Certification in Heart Failure by The Joint Commission: Saint Luke’s Hospital has been certified since 2014. Our program provides the next generation of heart failure care to patients in the hospital and outpatient settings and fosters exceptional outcomes for heart failure patients.

Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure® Gold Plus Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll Quality Achievement Award: Recognition from the American Heart Association for our excellence in implementing the latest treatment guidelines for heart failure patients.

Saint Luke's Hospital, Saint Luke's East Hospital, Saint Luke's North Hospital, and Saint Luke's South Hospital have all earned U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals" as High Performing hospitals in Heart Attack.

Make an appointment: call 816-931-1883

 

Providers

Bethany A Austin, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Mark P Everley, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Andrew C Kao, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Taiyeb M Khumri, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Stephanie L Lawhorn, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Anthony Magalski, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Michael E Nassif, MD

Cardiology, Hospitalist

Andrew James Sauer, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Brett W Sperry, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Ahmad Ziad Turk, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Deepthi Vodnala, MD

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology

Nearest Locations

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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Saint Luke's East and Saint Luke's South 

News

May. 1, 2024

Consumer Reports On Health: Enjoy Life, Even with Heart Failure

Consumer Reports On Health talked to Dr. Bethany Austin and Austin Workman about strategies to improve quality of life for those living with heart failure.
Apr. 18, 2024

KSHB: Two-Time Kansas City-Area Heart Recipient Encourages Others to Donate Organs

KSHB talked to Steve and his heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Russell Davis, about the life-saving impact of organ donation.
Apr. 9, 2024

Trading Days for Years

Before his heart transplant, Robert Johnson had a hard time even cutting his grass. Now, after receiving a heart transplant at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, he is back to enjoying physical activities, like golf.
Apr. 8, 2024

CNN: Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Offers Benefits for People with Diabetes and Common Form of Heart Failure, Study Finds

The popular weight loss drug Wegovy seems to provide more health benefits for people who have diabetes and a common kind of heart failure than just helping take off the pounds, according to the results from the STEP HFpEF DM trial.
Feb. 16, 2024

Health News You Can Use: Heart Failure and CardioMems

During Heart Month, we are talking about the risks of undiagnosed heart failure and treatment options for those with heart failure.
Feb. 7, 2024

FOX4: Lifelong Chiefs Fan, Heart Transplant Recipient Going to Super Bowl LVIII

FOX4 talked to Ted Perez and his heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Russ Davis, about the lifelong Chiefs fan's incredible story.
Dec. 20, 2023

Kansas City Business Journal: Kansas City-Led Clinical Trial on Popular Weight-Loss Drug is Honored as a 'Breakthrough of the Year'

A groundbreaking study, led by Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health System, has been named the scientific breakthrough of the year by Science Magazine.
Oct. 17, 2023

FOX4: Columbia Man Receives Saint Luke's 1,000th Heart Transplant

A man from Columbia, Missouri, got a new heart and a second chance at life, marking the 1,000th heart transplant at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.