Universally fatal only 4 decades ago, the progress in the 3-stage palliation of hypoplastic left
heart syndrome and related single right ventricular lesions has drastically improved the …

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the developing surgical technique of a modified Norwood
procedure using a right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery shunt, we analyzed data obtained …

OBJECTIVE: The initial palliative procedure for patients born with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome and related single right ventricle anomalies, the Norwood procedure, remains …

OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary overcirculation through a systemic-pulmonary shunt has been one
of the major causes of early death after the Norwood procedure. To avoid this lethal …

Background We sought to review current-era experience with multistage palliation of
neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and to examine the patients' …

OBJECTIVE: Tremendous strides have been made in the outcomes for hypoplastic left heart
syndrome and other functional single-ventricle malformations over the past 25 years. This …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the experience with staged
surgical reconstruction of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with a right ventricle to …

Background—The Norwood procedure for stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart
syndrome is performed with either the modified Blalock-Taussig (MBTS) or the right ventricle …

Norwood's operation provides satisfactory palliation for neonates with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome. The dominant physiologic features of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, ductal …

This article reviews our experience using a prosthetic conduit between the right ventricle
(RV) and the pulmonary artery (PA), in lieu of the more traditional aortopulmonary shunt, for …