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2. Hypoplastic right heart syndrome - Wikipedia

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   When the right side of the heart is more underdeveloped than the left side, this is known as hypoplastic right heart syndrome. HRHS is known for the pulmonary valve, the tricuspid valve, right ventricle, and the pulmonary artery all failing to form properly. HRHS also causes the right ventricle to be a fair amount smaller than the left side. [3]

3. Ventricular outflow tract obstruction - Wikipedia

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   The left side of the heart is more muscular than the right side of the heart. It pumps oxygenated blood from the lungs into the aorta to perfuse the rest of the body. [4] When the heart has to pump against increased resistance, or afterload, as in the case of a ventricular obstruction, it compensates by growing in size. This adaptation is ...

4. 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 ...

5. After Son Died in Crash, Parents Form Bond with Man Who ... - AOL

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   Collins, 31, tells PEOPLE that he was born with hypoplastic right heart syndrome, which means he was missing a right ventricle. By the time he received the transplant, he had about 10 heart surgeries.

6. Tricuspid atresia - Wikipedia

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   Tricuspid atresia is a form of congenital heart disease whereby there is a complete absence of the tricuspid valve. [2] Therefore, there is an absence of right atrioventricular connection. [2] This leads to a hypoplastic (undersized) or absent right ventricle. This defect occurs during prenatal development, when the heart does not finish ...

7. 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]

8. 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 ...

9. Congenital heart defect - Wikipedia

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   A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the structure of the heart or great vessels that is present at birth. [7] A congenital heart defect is classed as a cardiovascular disease. [10]