Clinical trial aims to help babies with rare heart defect ::

Christina DeShaw couldn't believe it happening again. her husband learned during 20-week ultrasound their would likely be rare defect would require series open-heart surgeries — the defect their daughter several years before. she weighed their options period Clinical trial aims denial, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery Children's Hospital. couldn't imagine handing her over to anyone else. An Iowa native, but operated on her who also hypoplastic left syndrome given less 40% chance survival," DeShaw, Iowa. "Another if that's what I to do. " Burkhart Children's Hospital are taking in clinical trial the Mayo Clinic to children hypoplastic left syndrome (HLHS).

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- A benefit was held in downtown Wilkes-Barre Sunday for a little girl born with a heart defect. Ayonna was born with HLHS or Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. The one-month-old has already had one open-heart surgery and is currently at a hospital in Philadelphia awaiting another. "She'll be in the hospital anywhere from a couple of weeks, she's still hypoplastic left heart syndrome surgery there now. She's a month old and will possibly leave after the second surgery. It all depends on how she hears and how she responds and if there's any complications," said Jayanne Czerniakowski. Family and friends gathered at Rodanos for lots of food and basket raffles, all to help out Ayonn'a family with medical bills and travel expenses in Wilkes-Barre. .

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