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UK survival estimates corresponding to cases born between 2000 and 2015 were improved at 56%, but survival was examined up to age five only. Contemporary long-term survival estimates play a crucial role in counselling parents following diagnosis. The aim of this study was to report survival estimates up to age 15 for children born with HLHS or hypoplastic left ventricle with additional CHD in England and Wales between 1998 and 2012.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Cases of HLHS notified to four congenital anomaly registers in England and Wales during 1998\u20132012, matched to Office for National Statistics mortality information, were included. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates to age 15 were reported. Cox regression models were fitted to examine risk factors for mortality.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> There were 244 cases of HLHS and 99 cases of hypoplastic left ventricle co-occurring with other CHD, with traced survival status. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates for HLHS were 84.4% at age 1 week, 76.2% at 1 month, 63.5% at age 1 year, 58.6% at age 5 years, 54.6% at age 10 years, and 32.6% to age 15 years. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimates for cases of hypoplastic left ventricle co-occurring with additional CHD were 90.9% at age 1 week, 84.9% at 1 month, 73.7% at age 1 year, 67.7% to age 5 years, 59.2% to age 10 years, and 40.3% to age 15 years. Preterm birth (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.007), low birth weight (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.005), and female sex (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.01) were associated with mortality.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> We have shown that prognosis associated with HLHS in the twenty first century exceeds that of many previous population-based studies, likely due to improvements in intensive care technologies and advances in surgical techniques over the last few decades.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2021.635776","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,6]],"date-time":"2021-07-06T04:34:53Z","timestamp":1625546093000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["The Improved Prognosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart: A Population-Based Register Study of 343 Cases in England and Wales"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Kate 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