FOX4: Saint Luke's and UMKC Leading Nationwide Study on Pregnant People with Heart Conditions

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality are joining forces to lead a nationwide, four-year observational study of cardiovascular conditions in pregnancy.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded more than $8.3 million to the UMKC Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality to study 1,000 pregnant individuals with heart conditions. Heart disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality.

Watch FOX4's story below on the HOPE Study for Mom and Baby.

 

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