Ansonia mom seeks to have Congenital Heart Defect Awareness week recognized nationally

Sisters Ava and Isabella Corbesato were born with a severe congenital heart defect, known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS. Photo courtesy of AJ Photography

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
ANSONIA >> Sisters Isabella and Ava Corbesato are active little toddlers who love wearing tutus, know they were born with “special hearts” and know the scars they bear on their tiny chests as “boo boos” from the surgeries they’ve endured since birth.
Isabella, 3, and Ava, 2, both were born with a severe congenital heart defect, known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS. That means the heart’s left side, including the aorta, aortic valve, left ventricle and mitral valve, are underdeveloped, according to the American Heart Association.
There is no known cause for HLHS, and the defect isn’t correctable, but children can be treated through a minimum of three open heart surgeries, medication and even heart transplantations to help prolong their lives.

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