CHD Awareness Week February 7-14

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 awareness and support for individuals with CHDs. In honor of the week, our program will be sharing information on social media about research findings, helpful tools and information as well as inspirational stories. A new post will be highlighted each day so make sure to head on over to Facebook (Mayo Clinic HLHS), Twitter (@mayoclinicHLHS) or Instagram (@mayoclinichlhs) to follow along.

We also have very exciting news that we will be announcing during CHD Awareness Week so stay tuned!

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. Contact the program at HLHS@mayo.edu.