Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: "To Treat or Not to Treat" FREE
Horacio Osiovich MD, Ernest Phillipos MD, Paul Byrne MD & Murray Robertson MD
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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). A combination of several abnormalities of the heart and the great blood vessels.

hypoplastic left heart syndrome - a congenital heart defect in which the left side of the heart is poorly developed, resulting in a small mitral valve, left ventricle, and aorta.
hypotension - low blood pressure.

For example, hypoplastic left heart syndrome is created by simply tying a small suture around the developing atrium, which alters how blood flows into the heart and reduces the flow on the left side.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome diagnosed in fetal life: associated findings, pregnancy outcome and results of palliative surgery.
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" Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: an underdevelopment of the left side of the heart in an infant; often fatal. Hypoplastic uterus: an underdeveloped uterus.

See also: Congenital, Genital, Genetic, Diagnosis, Birth Defect