Patient (condition)
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Hypoplastic left ventricle
Left Heart Hypoplasia Syndrome
HLHS
Left ventricular hypoplasia
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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Sep 08, 2012
The coronary arteries in HLHS are supplied by oxygenated blood from the PDA retrograde through a hypoplastic ascending and transverse aorta that terminates as a single “main” coronary artery.
Anaesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, Andropolous 2nd Ed. p11
Anaesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, Andropolous 2nd Ed. p11
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Jan 27, 2013
A good starting point for optimising physiological parameters in patients presenting with HLHS is the number 40.
pCO2 40
pO2 40
pH 7.40
MAP 40
#WB
pCO2 40
pO2 40
pH 7.40
MAP 40
#WB
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