Answered by : anzad
on Tue, 21 Sep 2010
The term hypoplastic left heart is used to describe a related group of anomalies that include underdevelopment 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 small and nonfunctional or totally atretic; the right ventricle maintains both the pulmonary and systemic circulation .
The major hemodynamic abnormalities are inadequate maintenance of the systemic circulation and, depending on the size of the atrial-level communication, either pulmonary venous hypertension (restrictive foramen ovale) or pulmonary overcirculation (moderate or large ASD).
it is congenital, it may be found out in fetal echo. I m not exactly sure about the hospital but u may try contacting, narayan hridalaya hospital in banglore which is one of the best hosptial for cardiac care in india.
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