Recognizing Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in the Apical Four-Chamber View

This is an echocardiogram performed on a newborn male with prenatally-diagnosed hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). After being born at Loma Linda, the patient was admitted to the NICU. He was treated with prostaglandin E1 and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). He then underwent a Norwood procedure. This is an apical four-chamber view showing …

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