Prevalence of congenital heart defects in monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestations: A systematic literature review

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1491-1498

  Bahtiyar, Mert Ozan ^a   Dulay, Antonette T ^a   Weeks, Bevin P ^a   Friedman, Alan H ^a   Copel, Joshua A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; Monochorionic; Twin pregnancy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEONATAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT; MONOCHORIONIC/DIAMNIOTIC (MC/DA) TWIN GESTATIONS; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 36749045190     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.11.1491     Document Type: Review

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