Genetics

New genes implicated in deadly heart defect

By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare, life-threatening heart ...

Cardiology

Congenital heart disease surgery tied to later hypertension

(HealthDay)—The incidence of hypertension is 12 times higher in children with surgical repair of congenital heart disease (CHD) versus healthy, matched children without CHD, according to a study published online April 8 ...

Cardiology

Boy with 'half a heart' gets lifesaving transplant

Wendy Wees suffered a miscarriage during her first pregnancy with husband, Jason Protiva, so they were overjoyed when they passed the nine-week mark of her second pregnancy.

page 1 from 2

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (also known as HLHS), is a rare congenital heart defect in which the left ventricle of the heart is severely underdeveloped.

This text uses material from Wikipedia licensed under CC BY-SA