Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a type of congenital heart defect that affects the left side of the heart. In patients ...

PORT ANGELES — Landon Smith, a 19-year-old from Port Angeles who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, received a heart transplant this week. He had been on the transplant waiting list for ...

In hypoplastic left heart syndrome, about 25% of patients have ... leakage six months to two years after the initial surgical repair, for reasons that are not yet understood.