Fetal echo is short for fetal echocardiogram, an ultrasound test doctors use to look for congenital heart disease (CHD). This disease affects around 1% of births each year and encompasses a wide ...

Tobias is an “ordinary boy to strangers” but what many don’t know by his appearance is the 19-month-old has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The condition means only one side of ...

Advancements in modern diagnostics and treatments have significantly improved patient management and outcomes for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Cutting-edge imaging technologies such as fetal ...

Background: In hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), the single right ventricle (RV) accounts for the entire cardiac stroke volume. This physiology may produce elevated transpulmonary flow ...

Sometimes during pregnancy, the left side of a baby's heart doesn't grow the way it should. This causes a rare defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). About 1,000 babies are born ...

INTRODUCTION Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) accounts for 1.4-3.8% of all cases of congenital heart disease (CHD) and is responsible for 23% of cardiac deaths occurring in the first week of ...

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a serious congenital heart condition in which the development of the left ventricle is abnormal. The normal heart has four chambers, two upper atria, and ...

Usually for hypoplastic left heart syndrome babies, it's through the first two surgeries within the first year of life. Then the pediatric cardiologist takes over.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a serious congenital heart disease that occurs because the left side of the heart does not form properly during fetal life.

With surgery, two-thirds of children will survive to 5 years of age. Keep reading to learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and outlook for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.