Conditions we treat

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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a condition where the left lower pumping chamber (left ventricle) of the heart does not develop properly so is much smaller than usual. The mitral valve between the left ventricle and the upper left filling chamber (left atrium) is often closed or very small.

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Functionally univentricular heart

Functionally univentricular heart is the term used to describe a number of congenital heart defects whose common feature is the lack of two fully-developed pumping chambers (ventricles).

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Truncus arteriosus

Truncus arteriosus is a condition where there is just one large blood vessel instead of two separate vessels leaving the pumping chambers (ventricles) of the heart.

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Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is the term that is used to describe disease of the heart muscle.

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Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD)

An atrioventricular septal defect results in a is a large hole between the upper filling chambers (atria) and the lower pumping chambers (ventricles) of the heart. There is also only one valve between the atria and ventricles instead of two.

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Aortic regurgitation

Aortic regurgitation occurs when the aortic valve (linking the left ventricle to the aorta) does not close properly when the heart contracts. This means blood leaks back into the left ventricle, which then has to work harder to pump the extra blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. This can lead to the enlargement and thickening of the ventricle wall.

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Langerhans' cell histiocytosis

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a very rare condition with a high survival rate. Histiocyte cells normally help protect the skin, but sometimes the body has too many of them and they move around the body, causing damage.

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Congenital hypothyroidism

Congenital hypothyroidism is a disorder affecting the thyroid gland, which is in the neck. The thyroid gland produces a hormone (chemical substance) called thyroxine, which is needed for normal growth and development.

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Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy

Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is a rare inherited disorder affecting the nerve axons (which are responsible for conducting messages) in the brain and other parts of the body, causing a progressive loss of vision and of physical and mental skills.

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Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC1)

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC1) is a very rare disorder affecting the ‘white matter’ of the brain, often leading to progressive loss of physical, and sometimes mental, skills over very many years.

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Conditions we treat

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Functionally univentricular heart

Truncus arteriosus

Cardiomyopathy

Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD)

Aortic regurgitation

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis

Congenital hypothyroidism

Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC1)

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