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From Mary Kugler, R.N., Former About.com Guide to Rare Diseases

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Sunday June 19, 2005
In this heart defect, the left ventricle of the heart doesn’t develop properly. A series of operations starting shortly after birth can compensate for the defect. New techniques in fetal surgery may allow the heart to develop properly before the baby is born.

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