Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reported long-term clinical outcomes for the largest single center cohort of individuals who underwent complex reconstructive surgery for ...

Gaynor et al. "Long-term Survival and Patient Reported Outcomes after Staged Reconstructive Surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome." JACC. Online June 16, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.028.

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Although broken heart syndrome is most common in women, men die from it at more than twice the rate, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

His story starts off as a baby; Jacob was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, something that only happens to 1-in-100 babies. His mom said doctors didn't think he would make it past the age ...

Longeveron Inc. has achieved over 90% enrollment in its pivotal Phase 2b clinical trial (ELPIS II) for Lomecel-B™ (laromestrocel) aimed at treating Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a rare ...

Jake was born with half of a heart in 2010. It’s a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) which prevents normal blood flow through the heart. He has had three open ...

PORT ANGELES — Landon Smith, a 19-year-old from Port Angeles who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, received a heart transplant this week. He had been on the transplant waiting list for ...

Patients experience chest discomfort, breathlessness, palpitations and body swelling, and can develop a weakened heart. The condition can be fatal if left untreated.

2-year-old Augie Casas has been defying the odds since he was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Now the boy with the bright smile needs a heart transplant to give him a second chance at life.

Chest X-ray: A chest X-ray can help dete ct lung infiltrates and areas where fluid, inflammatory cells, or both accumulate in the lungs. These are common indicators of acute chest syndrome.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). In HLHS, both the left ventricle and the aorta branching off this ventricle are too small. The aorta is a large artery that delivers oxygenated blood to the ...