The Improved Prognosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart: A Population-Based Register Study of 343 Cases in England and Wales

The Improved Prognosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart: A Population-Based Register Study of 343 Cases in England and Wales

Background: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a severe congenital heart defect (CHD) characterised by the underdevelopment of the left side of the heart with varying levels of hypoplasia of the left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve and aortic arch. In the UK, age 12 surviva...

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Main Authors: Kate E. Best, Nicola Miller, Elizabeth Draper, David Tucker, Karen Luyt, Judith Rankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
congenital heart
hypoplastic left heart
survival
epidemiology
register
congenital anomalies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.635776/full

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