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The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a research program with the goal of delaying or preventing heart failure for individuals with HLHS. To learn more or to participate, please visit our website or contact HLHS@mayo.edu. Follow the program on Facebook at Mayo Clinic HLHS, on Twitter @MayoClinicHLHS, and on Instagram at MayoClinicHLHS.
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Sisters by Heart, the largest hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) non-profit in the United States, has officially joined the HLHS Consortium created by Mayo…
You are invited to the fifth annual Feel the Beat event on October 14, 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota! Sign up today and check back soon…
Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare and complicated disorder regarding the loss of proteins in the intestines. The signs and symptoms of PLE include bloating,…
The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a collaborative network of specialists bonded by the vision of…
Ejection fraction is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts. During each heartbeat pumping cycle, the heart contracts…
An exciting paper was recently published in Nature Genetics titled “The complex genetics of hypoplastic left heart syndrome”. This elegant study was led by a…
Join Dr. Nelson, director of the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS, this Wednesday, May 17 at 2 p.m. CT to learn more…
Mayo Clinic recently published the largest single center study on the outcomes of the Fontan procedure. The goal of the study was to determine how…
On March 18, the Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies (IMPACT) program engaged over 200 undergraduate students from 23 different Minnesota colleges. IMPACT is…
Dr. Nelson was recently featured on the radio show “Heart to Heart with Anna” to discuss the work our program is doing to delay and…
The Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies (IMPACT) Program at Mayo Clinic will hold their fourth annual IMPACT Symposium this Saturday, March 18 from…
Here at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS we are excited to announce that we are now able to collect, process, and…
ROCHESTER, Minn. and PHILADELPHIA — Mayo Clinic’s Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are collaborating…
Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week starts today and goes through the 14th of February. CHD Awareness Week is a special week dedicated to raising…
Join us tomorrow at 10 am CT for an #AsktheMayoMom Facebook Live session about hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, and…
Our main goal at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome(HLHS) is to delay and prevent heart failure for individuals…
*Update: We have received many requests to reopen the ordering for the pullovers. Please see the information below.* We received quite a few requests regarding…
The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program is excited to announce a new collaboration with Sisters by Heart and Empatheia to provide the HLHS Health…
Once upon a time, "happily ever after" wasn't a phrase associated with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS. For many years, parents were simply advised…
Head on over to Instagram to follow us @MayoClinicHLHS to learn more about the ongoing HLHS research, stay up-to-date on ways to participate in transforming…
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