Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Health Encyclopedia: Hypoplastic Left Heart
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; HLHS
Prevention
There is no known prevention for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. As with many congenital diseases, the causes of hypoplastic left heart syndrome are uncertain and have not been linked to a mother's disease or behavior.
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Health Guide
Hypoplastic left heart
...valve, and aorta). The condition is congenital (present at birth). Alternative Names Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; HLHS Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Read more »Hypoplastic left heart
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; HLHS Symptoms Initially, a newborn with hypoplastic left heart may appear normal. Symptoms usually occur in the... Read more »Hypoplastic left heart
......donated hearts available for small infants. Expectations (prognosis) If left untreated, hypoplastic left heart syndrome is fatal. Survival rates for the staged repair continue to... Read more »Cyanotic heart disease
...anomalous pulmonary venous return Pulmonic stenosis Truncus arteriosus Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Critical pulmonary valvular stenosis Coarctation of the... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Rehabilitation
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