Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome -A Rare Case Report

The term Hypoplastic left heart is used to describe a related group of anomalies that include under development of the left side of the heart (atresia of the aortic or mitral orifice) and hypoplasia of the ascending aorta. the left ventricle may be moderately hypolastic, very small and non functional, or totally atretic, in the immediate neonatal period. The right ventricle maintain the both upper pulmonary circulation and the systemic circulation via the ductusarteriosus. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has been reported to occur in approximately 0.016 to 0.036% of all live births.. Here we present a rare case report- Hypoplastic left heart Syndrome.