Little Heart Family: Brrr!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Brrr!

3 comments:

KristaJanuary 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I'm with ya! We are so cold here! Hope you stay nice and warm. :)
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EmilyJanuary 9, 2010 at 12:27 AM
Almost makes you wish you still lived in California, doesn't it? =^)
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Amanda EvansJanuary 11, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Wendy, it was so great to get your Christmas card today (I've been out of town with the boys for a few weeks)! I had lost track of you online since your old website (Clayton's Heart or Colin's Heart) no longer worked. Anyway, your boys are adorable and I pray that everything goes well for the planned Fontan next month. Our old website, www.brianamanda.com still works, so you can always keep up with us! I'll bookmark your blog and check it every now and then. Take care!
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.