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left ventricular hypoplasia

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Left ventricle hypoplasia, hypoplastic left heart, left heart hypoplasia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) accounts for nearly 25% of deaths among neonates with congenital heart disease. The essential feature of HLHS is a small left ventricle (LV) incapable of supporting the circulation.

Types

- primary left ventricular hypoplasia
- secondary left ventricular hypoplasia

See also

- Heart

References

- Connor JA, Thiagarajan R. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2007 May 11;2:23. PMID: 17498282

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