Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (Left Heart Syndrome, Hypoplastic)

A condition caused by underdevelopment of the whole left half of the heart. It is characterized by hypoplasia of the left cardiac chambers (heart ATRIUM; heart VENTRICLE), the aorta, the aortic valve, and the mitral valve. Severe symptoms appear in early infancy when ductus arteriosus closes.


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