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Preferred term

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Left Heart Hypoplasia Syndrome
  • Left Heart Syndrome, Hypoplastic

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VDZN32JF-B

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