HLHS Blog

With Mother's Day just around the corner, the team at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS would like to take a minute…

As you know, Rochester, MN had the honor of hosting Ethan Bortnick live in concert on Sunday, April 10th. It was a wonderful afternoon of…

Ethan Bortnick performed an amazing concert on Sunday, April 10th at the Mayo Civic Center here in Rochester! It was an afternoon spent enjoying the…

We think it is important to highlight the other work being done in the field of congenital heart disease as well as provide information about…

Our main goal at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is to delay and even prevent heart transplants for…

In the first clinical study of its kind, researchers at Okayama University Hospital in Japan have published groundbreaking results using stem cells in HLHS children.…

Please join us on April 10 at the Mayo Civic Center for a concert featuring Ethan Bortnick! Ethan, the famous 15-year-old pianist, was a guest…

This year, the Mayo Clinic Office of Applied Scholarship and Education Science has partnered with Regenerative Medicine Minnesota to sponsor the Innovative Minds Partnering to…

Thanks to all who shared amazing pictures of their CHD heart heroes! Check out the collage we put together of all the pictures parents sent…

Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week gives us a great opportunity to share and discuss some of the research taking place at the Todd and…

Today marks the start of Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week! CHD Awareness Week runs from February 7-14, 2016 and is a special week dedicated…

February marks American Heart Month, a month to raise awareness for overall heart health. Throughout the month, there are several days of awareness which highlight…

Here at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), we are working on new ways to delay and prevent…

Here at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, we are working on new ways to delay and even prevent…

Happy New Year from the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome! As we reflect back on 2015, it has certainly…

We know it is a busy time for everyone with last minute shopping, visiting with friends and family and celebrating the holidays, but we would…

Recently, we published a blog post on a new study showing the incidence of heart defects in family members of those with HLHS. The study…

Dr. Angela Kelle, one of our researchers at the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, recently had a study published…

If you weren’t able to attend our third annual Feel the Beat event but want to know more about the research taking place in our…

We’d like to wish you all Happy Thanksgiving from the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome! In honor of Thanksgiving,…