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2. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a rare congenital heart defect in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped and incapable of supporting the systemic circulation. [2] It is estimated to account for 2-3% of all congenital heart disease. [ 3 ]

3. Wikipedia : Osmosis/Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

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   Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, is a congenital heart defect that affects the left side of the heart, specifically affecting the left ventricle and ascending aorta. Also, the aortic valve and mitral valve might be either too small to allow enough blood to flow through, or they might be absent altogether, called atresia.

4. 6-year-old excitedly tells people he's getting a new heart

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   4-year-old who received new heart after waiting 1,025 days goes home from hospital. According to Cleveland Clinic Children's, John-Henry was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, a ...

5. See the Joyful Moment a 6-Year-Old on Transplant List Tells ...

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   Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a rare congenital defect in which a part of the infant's heart is underdeveloped, making it difficult for the left side of the heart to pump enough blood ...

6. Fontan procedure - Wikipedia

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   The Fontan Kreutzer procedure is used in pediatric patients who possess only a single functional ventricle, either due to lack of a heart valve (e.g. tricuspid or mitral atresia), an abnormality of the pumping ability of the heart (e.g. hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hypoplastic right heart syndrome), or a complex congenital heart disease where a bi-ventricular repair is impossible or ...

7. Congenital heart defect - Wikipedia

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   Hypoplasia of the heart is rare but is the most serious form of CHD. It is called hypoplastic left heart syndrome when it affects the left side of the heart and hypoplastic right heart syndrome when it affects the right side of the heart.

8. Norwood procedure - Wikipedia

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   Norwood procedure is most commonly performed to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome, double outlet right ventricle, double inlet left ventricle, and other single ventricle congenital heart defects. [5] Variations are also used for palliation of mitral and tricuspid atresia [6] and subsets of transposition of great arteries (TGA). [7]

9. Bidirectional Glenn procedure - Wikipedia

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   Examples of congenital cardiac malformations in which this procedure may be used include hypoplastic left heart syndrome, tricuspid atresia, double-inlet left ventricle and double-outlet right ventricle. [3] The natural history of congenital univentricular cardiac malformations results in cyanotic heart failure at an early age. Staged ...