Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) where the left side of the heart is malformed, including the deformation of the left ventricle and diminutive aortic and mitr..
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) where the left side of the heart is malformed, including the deformation of the left ventricle and diminutive aortic and mitral valves. The existing three-stage palliative procedure for HLHS has potential for a multitude of complications leading to a 50% survival rate. To reduce the morbidity and mortality rate and mitigate the trauma associated with the procedure, an alternative technique, Hybrid Comprehensive Stage II (HCSII), featuring the inclusion of a stent and baffle in the left and right pulmonary arteries is proposed. The stent included in Hybrid Stage II has potential to become fractured as a result of oscillatory asymmetric external loads with high local load concentrations. This research project will show the effects of fluid pressure on the stent and baffle to infer long term complications due to vibrations and periodic loading. This study is ongoing and results are not available yet.