DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i05.0045

Pages: 535-537

Hypoplastic left heart (HLHS) includes hypoplastic left heart, aortic atresia with hypoplastic but perforate mitral valve .It accounts for 0.04 to 0.16 per 1000 live birth and there is male prevalence of 55-70 % .It has been called most malignant form of congenital heart disease with an average life span of 5-14 days, with 95% of afflicted infants die within first month of life.