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HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome del Corazón Izquierdo Hipoplásico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome do Coração Esquerdo Hipoplásico
Synonyms
English
:
Left Heart Syndrome, Hypoplastic
Tree Number:
C14.240.400.625
C14.280.400.625
C16.131.240.400.625
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
32180
Unique Identifier:
D018636
Occurrence in VHL
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