Despite approximately 50 years of progress in the management of com plex congenital heart disease, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has been one of the last cardiac malformations to yield to effective surgical treat ment. The surgical therapies for hypoplastic left heart syndrome have evolved by two quite disparate routes. One approach has been the staged reconstruc tion operations utilizing an initial operation pioneered by many but developed by Dr. William Norwood and subsequently modified by many other investigators. The first stage reconstruction operation has been refined and standardized such that the majority of infants now proceed to second and third stage reconstruc tive operations culminating in a Pontan Kreutzer single ventricle physiology. An alternative surgical approach has been the development of neonatal and infant heart transplantation for HLHS. This approach also has had a signifi cant impact on the treatment of HLHS and other cardiac malformations and has been associated with good intermediate term results. Both of the thera peutic approaches devised for treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome have been effective and the outcomes are continuing to improve with each.
Edited by:
Jack Rychik, Gil Wernovsky Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Country of Publication: United States Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 Volume: 246 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 676g ISBN:9781461349884 ISBN 10: 1461349885 Series:Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine Pages: 425 Publication Date:24 October 2012 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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