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A condition where the baby's left ventricle fails to develop used to be a death sentence for newborns. But surgical advances have greatly improved the chances of survival of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and now some born with the defect have reached their 20s and 30s.

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Tags: Heart, Congenital Heart Defect, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Disease and Condition, Children's Health, Surgery, Mortality

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npr.org — “Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition where the baby's left ventricle fails to develop, used to be a death sentence for newborns. But surgical advances have greatly improved the chances of survival, and now some born with the defect have reached their 20s and 30s.View full resource at npr.org

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npr.org — “Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition where the baby's left ventricle fails to develop, used to be a death sentence for newborns. But surgical advances have greatly improved the chances of survival, and now some born with the defect have reached their 20s and 30s.View full resource at npr.org

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