Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Terms and Definitions
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Medical Definition: | 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. |
Guide Notes: | a congen heart defect; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES |
Previously Indexed: | Heart Defects, Congenital (1966-1994) |
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Medical Definitions and Terms
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