Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Ventricular Septal Defect and Patent Arterial Duct (SNUCH CPC 95-3)

Abstract

Nine days old male was admitted to the intensive care unit because of the jaundice and suspicious cardiac disease. He was delivered at 39 +5 weeks of gestation without peripartum events. His birth weight was 3.4 kg. He was the second baby with healthy brother. The family history was not contributory. He was initially transferred to the other hospital because of the jaundice at 2 days of age. Cardiac murmur was detected at that hospital. He was asymptomatic besides mild dyspnea. He was able to suck the milk of 70 ml per feeding. He was referred to another hospital because the echocardiographic examination showed a small left ventricular size.