More than 40% of Americans have hypertension or high blood pressure. Sometimes a change in diet and medication isn’t enough. Doctors at The University of Kansas Health System offer hope using minimally invasive radiofrequency in a procedure that can reduce or even eliminate the need for medicine in some patients. 

Tetralogy of fallot, it's when a baby's heart doesn't form correctly during pregnancy leading to four different heart defects all at once.

Cardiac nurses literally work heart to heart with their patients. Go behind the scenes to learn about the high-stakes world of heart care and the nurses who never miss a beat.

It’s a remarkable story of survival. A congestive heart failure patient vows to honor his donor’s gift of life. We explore Richard Johnson’s incredible journey which includes the rare feat of walking while on ECMO.

He was in his 30’s when he suddenly tired easily. Turns out he had an aortic aneurism. Learn about the surgery to save him and the tiny pacemaker that preserves his beating heart.

Alex Lovely, a school facilities manager, endured years of serious health issues before discovering he had hyperaldosteronism—a rare, often missed condition. Hear how expert care at The University of Kansas Health System transformed his life just in time for a fall dance he’ll never forget.

She had trouble breathing and blamed asthma. But she was short of breath for another reason- an aneurysm in her aortic arch. Learn how the right diagnosis and a surgery changed everything in just one day. Guests include patient Jody Roberts and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Todd Crawford.

A clinical trial is underway to determine if shunts inside the heart help blood flow properly and reduce pressure. This is just one of many trials to help advance medicine and heart care. Guests include patient Richard Thomas, Division Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine Dr. Mark Wiley, and Transplantation Cardiologist Dr. Hirak Shah.

A local city council-member was asked to give final words which were almost his final words when he collapsed. It led to a unique heart transplant which involved two surgeons from two different hospitals.