Single ventricle
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-in-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]
Related Key Words and Synonyms: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hypoplastic right heart syndrome.
Overview
Overview
Single ventricle is a congenital heart defect in which one of ventricular chambers is absent or very small, or a defect in which the septum between the two ventrilces is missing. These defects are also termed hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hypoplastic right heart syndrome.
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