Extreme underdevelopment of the left heart. The ultimate hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of extreme underdevelopment of the left heart with a 12-day survival. At postmortem, neither a left atrium nor connecting pulmonary veins were identified. The left ventricle was only identified on histology. This was, effectively, a case of absence of the left heart.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Heart Ventricles