Survival After Reconstructive Surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome : A 15-Year Experience From a Single Institution

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Authors

William T. Mahle · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Abstract

Over the 15-year course of this study, early- and intermediate-term survival for patients with HLHS undergoing staged palliation increased significantly. Late death and the need for cardiac transplantation were uncommon.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Heart Disease Studies Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 102, Issue Supplement 3, pp. III-136

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.suppl_3.iii-136

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