The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at Mayo Clinic has successfully demonstrated a new treatment therapy using umbilical cord…

The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS is excited to share that Nick Zerwas, State Representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives, will…

Originally posted on Sharing Mayo Clinic, October 2014. As a 14-year-old, Ann Strom understandably had knots in her stomach about starting her freshman year of…

Earlier this year, members of the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) had the opportunity to meet Jason and…

Feel the Beat 2014 is just around the corner and the excitement is building! Here are the top eight reasons to attend Feel the Beat…

In case you missed the inspiring piece that aired on Sunday featuring the Carolina Panthers' Greg Olsen on the FOX Sports pregame show, we wanted…

Jillian Janik, now a vibrant, almost 4-year-old, was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) while still in her mother’s womb. Jillian’s mom, Nikki, went…

  The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS couldn't be more excited for Feel the Beat 2014! Please join us Saturday, November 8th…

How hard is it to diagnosis celiac disease? Joseph Murray, M. D., comments in a New York Times article about how common celiac disease is diagnosed…

The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS couldn’t be more excited to announce that Jason and Susan Smith from the Emerson Rose Heart…

Stem cells are the body’s basic materials that can grow into new tissues.  There are different types of stem cells: embryonic, perinatal, bioengineered and adult…

Despite the sobering statistics about the seriousness of pediatric heart failure compared to adult heart failure, a recent review article titled “New Mechanistic and Therapeutic…