Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Patient Stories

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  Colter Meinert

  For Colter Meiner, a heart transplant when he was six weeks old offered the chance for a normal life after being born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Read Colter's story.

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  Rylie Weigel

  Twelve hours after Rylie Weigel was born in Thief River Falls, Minn., she started turning blue in the face and had difficulty breathing. She had a severe form of HLHS and would needed a heart transplant. Read Rylie's story.

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  Isabelle Werner

  Surgery to correct HLHS has given Isabelle Werner a special heart — and she shares it with others. Read Isabelle's story.