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Single Ventricle Defects for Parents

Usually, a heart has two working ventricles (pumping chambers). Having a single ventricle means that only one of the two ventricles works well enough to pump blood.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) for Parents

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a birth defect of a baby’s heart. The left side of the heart doesn’t grow as it should, making it smaller and weaker than normal.
Dictionary: Blood Pressure for Parents

Blood pressure is a measurement that tells how hard the heart is pumping to move blood through the blood vessels.
Dictionary: Aorta for Parents

The aorta is the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
Dictionary: Right Atrium for Parents

The right atrium receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle.
Dictionary: Left Atrium for Parents

The left atrium receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle.
Dictionary: Right Ventricle for Parents

The right ventricle pumps blood low in oxygen to the lungs.
Dictionary: Left Ventricle for Parents

The left ventricle pumps blood full of oxygen out to the body.
The Glenn Procedure for Parents

The Glenn procedure is an open-heart surgery. Often, it's done as the second of three surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
The Fontan Procedure for Parents

The Fontan procedure is open-heart surgery. Often, it's done as the third of three surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).

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