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What is Hyperplastic Right Ventricle?
A hypoplastic right heart syndrome is a condition where the right atrium and right ventricle are underdeveloped. This is a congenital condition and is less common than hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
What is hypoplastic?
Is underdevelopment or incomplete left heart syndrome is a rare congenital heart in which the left ventricle of the heart is severely underdeveloped
What is a description of fetal hypoplastic left heart syndrome?
In which the blood flow through the left side of the heart is obstructed.
What are the most common congenital heart defects in early childhood?
symptomatic include ventricular septal defect (VSD), transposition of the great vessels (TGV), tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation of the aorta, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
What is the most common surgical treatment for hypoplastic left heart syndrome?
A needle guided by ultrasound is passed through the fetal heart. A catheter is positioned across the fetus's aortic valve, a balloon inflated, opening the valve and allowing blood to flow.
How many children are born with HLHS every year?
Around 960 babies are born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) in the United States each year.
What are symptoms of sick sinus syndrome?
Sick sinus syndrome is a disorder of the sinus node of the heart, which regulates heartbeat. With sick sinus syndrome, the sinus node fails to signal properly, resulting in changes in the heart rate.
What are other medical conditions that require prenatal surgery?
Congenital defects of the lungs, omphalocele, fetal gastroschisis, bowel obstructions, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome, spina bifida.
What are the physical symptoms of Scheie syndrome?
Common physical problems include corneal clouding, heart abnormalities, and orthopedic difficulties involving the hands and back
What are some symptoms of Brugada Syndrome?
The problem with Brugada Syndrome is that the symptoms are not very noticeable. The most important sign is by seeing an abnormal heart beat pattern on an electrocardiogram.
What is common syndrome?
Common syndrome usually refers to a set of symptoms or characteristics that frequently occur together and are indicative of a particular condition or disease. In a broader sense, it can pertain to any group of signs and symptoms that often appear in various medical or psychological contexts. Examples include conditions like metabolic syndrome, which encompasses a cluster of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. Understanding common syndromes aids in diagnosis and treatment planning in clinical practice.
What can happen to someone afflicted by Brugada syndrome?
The symptoms that can happen to one who has Brugada syndrome may include fainting, irregular heartbeat, or a heart which stops beating. Brugada syndrome is similar to having a heart rhythm disease.
