Saint Luke's Research

Advancing patient care and population health through innovative research

Research has been the heart of Saint Luke’s for more than 135 years. Saint Luke’s Research strives to continuously improve the quality and value of health care as a national leader in clinical, translational, and outcomes research. Our mission is to advance the prevention and treatment of disease, helping patients live healthier and longer lives.

Saint Luke’s Office of Research Services works with Saint Luke’s affiliated researchers across the health system to make research more effective by assisting with planning, implementation, and logistics. Research Services offers the support infrastructure to further strengthen Saint Luke’s role as a national leader in research.

 


OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES

Provides a centralized and comprehensive infrastructure for research at Saint Luke’s.

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RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Saint Luke’s physicians within our institutes participate in industry-leading research.


CLINICAL TRIALS

Research studies at Saint Luke’s need participants of all ages and backgrounds.

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News

Oct. 15, 2024

Healio: Wegovy Improves Exercise Function in Obesity-Related Heart Failure with Concomitant Weight Loss

A secondary analysis of the pooled STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM trials showed the greatest improvements in those with the most weight loss at 52 weeks.
Oct. 11, 2024

KCTV: Saint Luke's, UMKC Lead Nationwide Study to Help Combat Rising Maternal Mortality Rate

KCTV talked to Dr. John Spertus about the HOPE Study for Mom and Baby that will follow pregnant people with heart conditions.
Oct. 7, 2024

KSHB: Saint Luke's, UMKC to Lead Nationwide Study in Effort to Combat Maternal Mortality

The study will look at outcomes of 1,000 pregnant people to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.
Oct. 4, 2024

KCTV: Saint Luke's, UMKC Leading New Study to Help Address Maternal Mortality

KCTV talked to Dr. Anna Grodzinsky and two local mothers who participated in the pilot phase of the HOPE Study for Mom and Baby.
Sep. 16, 2024

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.
Sep. 6, 2024

TIME: Is Tennis Really the 'World's Healthiest Sport'? We Fact-Checked the Claim

TIME talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about research that found tennis can positively impact a person's longevity.
Sep. 6, 2024

BBC News: Studies Reveal New Effects of Semaglutide

BBC News talked to Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod about new findings on the cardiovascular effects of semaglutide.
Aug. 28, 2024

FOX4: Saint Luke's Foundation Announces New Institute for Women's Cardiovascular Research

FOX4 talked to Dr. Tracy Stevens about how women have been underrepresented in cardiovascular research and how the new institute plans to make a difference.
Aug. 28, 2024

KCTV: Saint Luke's Foundation Announces New Institute Committed to Women's Heart Research

KCTV spoke to Dr. Tracy Stevens about how the new institute aims to lead to a better understanding of the unique aspects of women's heart conditions.
Aug. 19, 2024

KCUR: Kansas City Heart Experts Say Better CPR Education Can Reduce Unequal Survival Rates

KCUR talked to Dr. Paul Chan about a new study that found survival benefits of bystander CPR vary by race and sex.
Aug. 15, 2024

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.
Aug. 9, 2024

USA Today: Black People, Women Less Likely to Survive After CPR for Cardiac Arrest

USA Today talked to Dr. Paul Chan about disparities found when analyzing the effectiveness of bystander CPR for cardiac arrest.
Jun. 25, 2024

U.S. News & World Report: Wegovy Helps Heart Failure Patients Lose Weight, Improve Symptoms

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can improve symptoms in heart failure patients, new research led by Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute shows.
May. 31, 2024

KSHB: Are Weight-Loss Drugs the Future of Medicine? Here's What KC-Area Experts Had to Say

KSHB talked to Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod about the significant impact of new weight-loss drugs for those who need it most.
May. 30, 2024

U.S. News & World Report: Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too

U.S. News & World Report shares results of a new study finding heart disease has plagued humanity for centuries.
May. 30, 2024

FOX4: Ancient Mummies Focus of Heart Research Led by Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute

FOX4 talked to Dr. Randall Thompson about the decade-long study of ancient mummies.
Apr. 8, 2024

MEDIA COVERAGE: Obesity Medication Proves Effective in Treating Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes

A new study led by Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod found patients with obesity-related heart failure and type 2 diabetes had significant improvement in symptoms and physical limitations when taking semaglutide.
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.
Mar. 20, 2024

Higher Omega-3 Levels Associated with Improved Life Expectancy

New study led by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute cardiologists reveals lower risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality associated with higher docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) blood levels
Oct. 27, 2023

TCDMD: TRILUMINATE Deep Dive Clarifies 'Meaningful' Quality of Life Gains with Tricuspid TEER

Dr. Suzanne Arnold presented findings from the pivotal TRILUMINATE trial.