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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in context
Author(s) -
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
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02084.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , context (archaeology) , cardiology , heart disease , paleontology , biology
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.