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- Title
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in context.
- Authors
Winlaw, David S; Badawi, Nadia; Jacobe, Stephen; Kasparian, Nadine A; Cooper, Stephen G; Murphy, David N; Sherwood, Megan C; Roberts, Philip; Leclair, Karen; Scarfe, Gabbie; Sholler, Gary F
- Abstract
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a rare condition requiring major cardiac surgery during the neonatal period to sustain life, with subsequent procedures culminating in completion of the Fontan circulation - the common pathway for all 'single ventricle' conditions. Algorithms for care of these children are now well defined with predictable medium-term outcomes with the majority achieving a Fontan circulation. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is one of a group of conditions that require complex surgery as a neonate and require a similar perioperative approach. Antenatal diagnosis is common in this patient subgroup, and there is a significant body of work that can be drawn on to inform parental choice.
- Subjects
CONGENITAL heart disease; CARDIAC surgery; HEART ventricles; NEONATAL infections; NEWBORN infants
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2012, Vol 48, Issue 2, pE7
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02084.x