What Is The Treatment For Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?
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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 »Coronary Artery Disease: Prognosis
PrognosisIn the U.S., coronary artery disease is the leading killer of both men and women. In 2003, nearly 500,000 people died because of CAD. On the positive side, heart attack mortality rates have... Read more »Images
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