His heart was too underdeveloped to support his body: How doctors saved a critically ill 10-day-old baby |
Aortic Arch Z-Score of -8.58 and a Severely Underdeveloped Heart: How Doctors Saved a 10-Day-Old Baby From Nanded (Representative Image) Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS, is among the most severe forms of congenital heart disease a newborn can be born with. The left side of the heart is underdeveloped to the point where it…