Hybrid approach to hypoplastic left heart syndrome

[A hybrid approach to hypoplastic left heart syndrome].

– Stage 2. Triacastela-Sarria (440 m above sea level). We walked toward Samos for 18.6 kilometers, avoiding the first 4 kilometers that run parallel to the road because they required reaching the top of a peak at kilometer 4.7 and had difficult sections for the support vehicles. We felt that the next section, Sarria-Portomarín, was inappropriate, with too many parts unsuitable for vehicular tra...

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) refers to the abnormal development of the left-sided cardiac structures, resulting in obstruction to blood flow from the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, the syndrome includes underdevelopment of the left ventricle, aorta, and aortic arch, as well as mitral atresia or stenosis. HLHS has been reported to occur in approximately 0.016 to 0.036% of...

Hypoplastic left-heart syndrome.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome may be accurately diagnosed during fetal life. Prenatal diagnosis provides the opportunity for parents to make an informed choice about their options, including surgery, nonintervention postnatally or termination of pregnancy. Short to medium term survival continues to improve for a condition that was previously invariably lethal. There continues to be a signific...

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Why Use a Hybrid Procedure?

Surgical correction of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a new approach

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) always results in death if not surgically treated. Approximately half of the children diagnosed with HLHS are not referred for surgery and die within days or weeks (1-3). The surgical treatment of HLHS includes three highly complex, costly surgeries that have a high mortality rate (4). The mortality rate during the first stage of the surgery ranges from 25...