Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a complex congenital heart condition in which a
neonate is born with an underdeveloped left ventricle and associated structures. Without …

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AEPC and were produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical …

Objective Hybrid palliation is an alternative to Norwood stage 1 for the initial management of
hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Contemporary multicenter hybrid use and …

Background For neonates with critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO),
hybrid procedures are an alternative to the Norwood stage 1 procedure. Despite perceived …

The hybrid strategy is an alternative to the traditional Norwood procedure for initial palliation
of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) who are deemed to be at high …

Background: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) carries a high mortality. The prognostic
value of echocardiographic variables at presentation and the importance of serial data are …

The Norwood procedure is the palliation preferred by most cardiac programs for patients
with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and anatomic variants. 1, 2 Although …

Background Hybrid procedure offers patients with severe congenital heart disease an
alternative initial procedure to conventional surgical reconstruction. We report the midterm …

Background Although overall outcomes have improved for single-ventricle patients,
substantial morbidity and mortality remain for certain high-risk groups. The hybrid stage I …

Congenital heart disease (CHD) consists of a wide variety of anomalies and malformations
involving the heart and great vessels that develop in utero, are present at birth, and may …