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| Issue : 1 | Page : 33-35 |
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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A case report and review of the literature
Mairo Adamu Bugaje1, Solomon Sulei Danbauchi2
1 Department of Pediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Nigeria
2 Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Mairo Adamu Bugaje
Department of Pediatrics, ABUTH, Zaria
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0331-8540.102113
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This is a case report of a 7-week old boy who presented with clinical features suggestive of transposition of the great arteries with a shunt, but later confirmed to have hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) on echocardiography. The use of echocardiogram in making an accurate diagnosis of congenital heart defects is discussed. Some important aspects of presentation, management strategies, and current literature on hypoplastic left heart syndrome are highlighted. |
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