In the recent era, no congenital heart defect has undergone a more dramatic change in
diagnostic approach, management, and outcomes than hypoplastic left heart syndrome …

Cardiac arrest occurs at a higher rate in children with heart disease than in healthy children.
Pediatric basic life support and advanced life support guidelines focus on delivering high …

Background Outcome of stage 1 palliation (S1P) for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
has improved coincident with application of treatment strategies including continuous …

The care of children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is constantly evolving. Prenatal
diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome will aid in counselling of parents, and selected …

BACKGROUND: Staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome has been marked by
high early mortality due to the limited cardiac output of the postischemic single right ventricle …

OBJECTIVES: Hemodynamic vulnerability after the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left
heart syndrome results from impaired myocardial function, and critical inefficiency of parallel …

Objective: To review the salient aspects and latest advances in the management of the
postoperative pediatric cardiac patient. Data Source: A Medline-based literature source …

Background—The balance of systemic, pulmonary, and coronary blood flow after the
Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is critical to early survival. We …

BACKGROUND: Neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome have circulatory
vulnerability that results in shock and high risk of mortality without intervention. High arterial …

OBJECTIVES: The lack of accurate measurement of hemodynamics and oxygen transport
has limited our understanding of Norwood physiology and postoperative management. We …