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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

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This chapter includes types, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, natural and unnatural course, treatment, and fetal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, including hybrid procedure, Fontan operation, and heart transplantation.

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Park, I.S., Kim, SJ., Goo, H.W. (2019). Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). In: Park, I. (eds) An Illustrated Guide to Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6978-0_19

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