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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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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
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; HLHS Treatment Once the diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart is made, the baby will be admitted to the neonatal... 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 »Congestive Heart Failure Causes
CausesHeart failure has many causes and can evolve in different ways.It can be a direct, last-stage result of heart damage from one or more of several heart or circulation diseases.It can occur over... Read more »Images
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