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Hypoplastic left heart describes a congenital heart condition where the left side of the heart is underdeveloped and smaller than it should be.

Dr. Kat Kat reviewed this

33 years experience

Is a type of:

Congenital heart disease

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Rapid breathing
Poor feeding
Feeding problems
Diminished pulses in lower extremities
Skin turning blue
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Hypoplastic left heart

Surgery

Heart surgery

Tests

Electrocardiogram

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