Hemodynamic changes with phenotype reversal during pregnancy in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 816-821

  Meyberg Solomayer, G C ^a   Fehm, T ^a   Mackensen Haen, S ^a   Wallwiener, D ^a   Solomayer, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal blood shunting; Feto fetal transfusion syndrome; Monochorionic twins; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; AMNION FLUID; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEWBORN CARE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERIAL SONOGRAPHIC MONITORING; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; AMNION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 7944232373     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.992     Document Type: Article

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