title: Hypoplastic left ventricle and scimitar syndrome.
abstract: Hypoplastic left ventricle with scimitar syndrome is a rare combination of anatomic lesions. Five patients with this anatomy have been followed up at our institution. Four of these patients are alive: 2 after heart transplant, 1 underwent a Norwood operation, and 1 has survived staged palliation, culminating in a Fontan operation.
authors.affiliation: Primary Children's Medical Center and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address: aaron.eckhauser@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Aaron W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Eckhauser
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: O'Byrne
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Spray
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D058327:Norwood Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: 11, 21