What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A rare condition where an infant is born with an underdeveloped left side of the heart which prevents the heart from pumping oxygenated blood efficiently to various parts of the body.
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A condition characterized by underdevelopment of the left cardiac chambers, atresia or stenosis of the aorta or mitral valve or both, and hypoplasia of the aorta. These anomalies are a common cause of heart failure in early infancy.
  Source - Diseases Database

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or a subtype of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Introduction

Types of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome:

Broader types of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome:

• Circulatory system conditions
• Heart conditions
• Chest conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

Prognosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: death within days or months without treatment
Complications of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see complications of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What causes Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

Causes of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see causes of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What are the symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Complications of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see complications of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Cardiologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Treatments for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see treatments for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Research for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: see research for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Name and Aliases of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Main name of condition: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

HLHS, aortic arch atresia or interruption, aortic arch hypoplasia

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome:

• Congenital heart disease
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Atrial septal defect
• Heart transplant
• Kawashima procedure

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