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Mayo Clinic first in U.S. to test stem cell use in clinical trial for pediatric congenital heart disease
Mayo Clinic recently announced the first stem cell-based clinical trial for congenital heart disease. The clinical trial aims to determine how stem cells derived from autologous umbilical cord blood can help children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a rare defect where the left side of the heart is critically underdeveloped.
Read the full news release and watch a video describing the research: