Prenatal cardiovascular manifestations in the twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome recipients and the impact of therapeutic amnioreduction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 892-902

  Barrea, Catherine ^a   Alkazaleh, Fawaz ^b   Ryan, Greg ^b   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Roberts, Anita ^a   Bigras, Jean Luc ^a   Barrett, Jon ^b   Seaward, Gareth P ^b   Smallhorn, Jeffrey F ^a   Hornberger, Lisa K ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnioreduction; Fetal echocardiography; Fetal hydrops; Monochorionic twins; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 20044374174     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.09.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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