title: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
abstract: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a common lethal congenital cardiac malformation. The anatomy and physiology dictate therapy in the newborn period. Two stages of reconstructive surgical management are detailed.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Norwood
mesh_terms: D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome