Because of YOU!

The entire HLHS team at Mayo Clinic would like to extend a big THANK YOU to the families that traveled from near and far to take part in the inaugural HLHS: Feel the Beat event. What a special day! Over 200 participants enjoyed the science experiments, minute-to-win-it games, face painting, massages, prize drawings, and so much more. The future for those affected with HLHS will be better BECAUSE OF YOU. Enjoy some of the photos from science experiments, and plan to join in the festivities next October! The kids had a chance to sequence their own DNA....               ....use echocardiography machines during a scavenger hunt.....                 ...and learn about stem cells!

The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a collaborative network of specialists bonded by the vision of delaying or preventing heart failure for individuals affected by congenital heart defects including HLHS. The specialized team is addressing the various aspects of these defects by using research and clinical strategies ranging from basic science, to diagnostic imaging to regenerative therapies.