Hypoplastic left heart syndrome risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.[2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3], Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S.[5]

Risk Factors

Hypoplastic left heart is more common in males than in females. Approximately 10% of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome also have other birth defects.