Classic form of hypoplastic left heart syndrome diagnosed post-natally: an autopsy report

• Main Authors: Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Author), Vera Demarchi Aiello (Author), Ana Maria Andrello Gonçalves Pereira de Melo (Author), Lucas Braga Mota (Author), Ana Carolina Neves de Carvalho (Author), Heli Samuel Pinto Souza (Author), Diana Arrais de Souza Rangel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a congenital heart disease, which, despite the current improved knowledge about its management and surgical treatment, is still associated with high mortality, especially in the early neonatal period and before the second stage of reconstruction surgery. The...