Dictionary: Left Ventricleenparentshttps://kidshealth.org/EN/images/headers/P-dictionary-enHD-AR2.gifThe left ventricle pumps blood full of oxygen out to the body.hypoplastic left heart syndrome, HLHS, heart defect, atrial septal defect, ASD, patent ductus arteriosus, PDA, left side of the heart, heart conditions, cardiology, cardiologist, heart transplants, hypoplastic, left heart, ductus arteriosus, foramen ovale, ventricles, valves, heart surgery, mitral valve , aortic valve, prostaglandin, norwood, Norwood procedure, Glenn, Glenn shunt operation, Fontan, Fontan operation, hypoplastic left heart syndrome surgery, single ventricle, single ventricle defect, hybrid procedure07/05/201807/05/201807/05/20181402c648-119e-4c91-b2b5-77ebbfa0cd86https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-left-ventricle.html/<p><strong>Left ventricle</strong>&nbsp;(VEN-trih-kul):&nbsp;one of the four chambers of the heart. The left ventricle pumps blood full of oxygen out to the body.</p> <p><img class="right" title="" src="https://kidshealth.org/EN/images/illustrations/aorticStenEstab_433x259_enIL.png" alt="Illustration: Healthy Heart" /></p>Diccionario: Ventrículo izquierdo El ventrículo izquierdo bombea sangre rica en oxígeno al resto del cuerpo.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/es/parents/dictionary-left-ventricle-esp.html/9c706d81-513f-4309-b3f8-697b1260656b

Dictionary: AortaThe aorta is the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-aorta.html/f36bcb28-a142-45c0-b596-b7e20b6842af

Dictionary: Blalock-Taussig (BT) shuntA Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt is a small, soft tube that lets blood in the body be redirected.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-blalock.html/6c0d7bde-c45f-499a-8737-1f871c81c1b5

Dictionary: Blood PressureBlood pressure is a measurement that tells how hard the heart is pumping to move blood through the blood vessels.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-blood-pressure.html/b7911722-339d-4710-a3fc-37dfcd8d854d

Dictionary: Heart TransplantA heart transplant is a surgery where doctors remove a person's sick heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart. https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-heart-transplant.html/721cceaa-c821-4707-9db9-25e938ef1a71

Dictionary: Inferior Vena CavaThe inferior vena cava is the large vein that returns blood from the legs and abdomen to the heart.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-ivc.html/a1111704-bc81-488d-9180-026a7161f04a

Dictionary: Interstage PeriodBabies with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) need three surgeries. The time between the first and second surgeries is called the interstage period.https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/dictionary-interstage.html/70604cc3-ab15-47d4-b298-a17185098756

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)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. https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/hypoplastic-heart.html/3f36bb72-0bef-42bc-b6de-c0fddf263c16

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Surgery: The Fontan ProcedureThe Fontan procedure is open-heart surgery done as the third of three surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/fontan.html/19701e72-135a-4174-b6c1-2e2e9d7f7615

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Surgery: The Glenn ProcedureThe Glenn procedure is open-heart surgery done as the second of three surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/glenn.html/43b5992f-8492-46f7-9d8c-8cb1088e77e4

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Surgery: The Norwood ProcedureThe Norwood procedure is open-heart surgery done as the first of three surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).https://kidshealth.org/ws/RadyChildrens/en/parents/norwood.html/b9a1a335-9967-4011-8409-224e3a7b7597

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