AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: karyotyping is key.(Obstetrics)
RENO, NEV. -- Fetuses with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and normal chromosomes are unlikely to die in utero, according to a retrospective study of 176 fetuses diagnosed prenatally with the disorder.
Of these fetuses, which were diagnosed over a 12-year period, 133 were live born, 32 underwent therapeutic abortion, and 3 died in utero. The outcome for eight of the fetuses is unknown, Rebecca H. Allen, M.D., and her associates wrote in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Of the 3 fetuses that died in utero, 1 had trisomy 13, 1 had trisomy 18, and 1 was not karyotyped. Both of the fetuses with abnormal karyotypes had other anomalies detected by ultrasound. The third had no anomalies, but was one of triplets. Only 2 of the 133 live-born fetuses had abnormal ...
- Reports summarize hypoplastic left-heart syndrome research from University of...
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly September 28, 2008 700+ words
...congenital heart lesions such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) or Shone...States report (see also Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome). "We describe...affecting surgical repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and Shone complex...
- New findings in hypoplastic left-heart syndrome described from University of...
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly October 5, 2008 700+ words
...Norwood operation) for hypoplastic left heart syndrome can be performed...States report (see also Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome). "It is postulated...pulmonary artery shunts for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Journal of Thoracic...
- Reports from Children's Hospital advance knowledge in hypoplastic left-heart...
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly May 17, 2009 700+ words
...States, "In the fetus with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), the...s Hospital (see also Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome). The researchers...Performance in the Fetus With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Annals of Thoracic...
- Researchers from Harvard University, Medical Department describe findings in...
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly October 5, 2008 700+ words
...after stage I palliation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is deleterious...Surgery report (see also Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome). "Retrospectively...recurrent coarctation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Annals of Thoracic...
- Research from University of Miami in the area of hypoplastic left-heart...
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly April 19, 2009 700+ words
...management of a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent a...University of Miami (see also Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome). The researchers...After Norwood Procedure for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Annals of Thoracic...
- Outcome of staged reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome...
- Magazine article from: Archives of Disease in Childhood Andrews, R. Tulloh, R. Sharland, G. Simpson, J. Rollings, S. Baker, E. Qureshi, S. Rosenthal, E. Austin, C. Anderson, D. December 1, 2001 700+ words
...altered the prognosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Antenatal...survivors is good. Keywords: hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Norwood procedure...reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) by W I...
- Correction.(to 'Outcome for staged reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left...
- Magazine article from: Archives of Disease in Childhood April 1, 2002 700+ words
...reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome following antenatal...reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome following antenatal...7. (2.) Salmon AP. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome--outcome and...
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Letters to the Editor).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Pediatric Nursing Feeg, Veronica D. January 1, 2002 700+ words
To the Editor: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is one of...this very complex topic (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; May/June 2001...publication for CE purposes. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome was an important...
- Where there is life there is hope: hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- Magazine article from: The Exceptional Parent Stolting, Jennifer C. February 1, 1998 700+ words
...three-stage surgery for his rare heart disorder: hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). HLHS is a congenital heart...long-term effects which are unknown. What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome? Individuals with HLHS do not have a...
- Coil occlusion of systemic venous collaterals in hypoplastic left heart...
- Magazine article from: Heart Andrews, R.E. Tulloh, R.M.R. Anderson, D.R. August 1, 2002 700+ words
...desaturation, after stage II reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and to determine whether coil...The development of reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has radically improved the outlook...
Source: HighBeam Research, Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: karyotyping is key.(Obstetrics)