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The hypoplastic left-heart syndrome is a complex congenital cardiac malformation^1,2,3 that accounts for 7 to 8 percent of all cardiac lesions presenting in the first year of life; in addition, it is known to be the most common cause of death due to cardiac causes during the first week of life^3,4,5. The prognosis has changed substantially since the development of the Norwood procedure in 1980^{3,6,7,8,9,10,11} and the introduction of neonatal heart transplantation in 1985^3,12,13,14. When transplantation is considered, however, patency of the ductus arteriosus must be maintained until a suitable donor organ can be found. Although alprostadil (prostaglandin . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Rm. 4433, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St., P.O. Box 2000, Loma Linda, CA 92354-0200, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Ruiz.

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