The Fetal Heart in Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is a severe complication occurring in 10% of monochorionic twin pregnancies. The disease is usually explained as due to an intrauterine imbalance in intertwin blood exchange, which leads to a volume depleted-donor twin and an overfilled recipient twin. The recipient...

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Main Authors: Tim Van Mieghem, Liesbeth Lewi, Léonardo Gucciardo, Philip DeKoninck, Dominique Van Schoubroeck, Roland Devlieger, Jan Deprest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/379792