HLHS CONSORTIUM

​The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS at Mayo Clinic created the HLHS Consortium and HeartWorks to improve access to clinical trials and allow researchers to pool scientific knowledge with top cardiovascular programs around the country. The consortium helps decrease the amount of time from research and discovery to the clinical application of innovative cell-based therapies.​ The HLHS Consortium has regional centers across the U.S. to fund the development of cell-based, innovative research opportunities that can transform the lives of people living with HLHS and CHD (Congenital heart disease)... Hearts born with a "manufacturing defect" need to be biologically rebuilt, not just surgically repaired as we have been doing for decades... The Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for HLHS at Mayo Clinic created the HLHS Consortium to improve access to [...]