Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Handbook for Parents is for anyone who wants to better understand the complicated world of congenital heart defects -- especially of severe, single-ventricle heart defects like hypoplastic left or right heart syndrome, or single ventricle. The book has sections devoted to the different care options and personal stories of two boys -- one who went the Norwood/Fontan route and another who had a heart transplant.
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Have you just found out that your baby has a heart defect? Are you stunned, scared, bewildered and confused? Did the doctors use statistics and phrases that frightened you? Do you think you are alone? You're not. . . This book is written by a parent for parents of children with severe congenital heart defects. Although this book was specifically written for parents of children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, this book contains information pertinent to many kinds of heart defects.
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