Why is the construction: Hypoplastic left heart "syndrome" a misnomer? And: What is a syndrome, anyhow?

Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Feb;155A(2):360-2. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33836. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

Authors

John M Opitz¹, John C Carey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics (Medical Genetics), School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21271654
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33836

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / classification*
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / pathology*
Terminology as Topic*