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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 
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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 

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