Cardiac morbidity in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-114

  Martins, Yolanda ^a   Silva, Sara ^a   Matias, Alexandra ^a   Blickstein, Isaac ^b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetal surgery; Fetofetal transfusion; Heart defect; Monozygotic twin; Prenatal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPIC LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; HYPERVOLEMIA; INFECTION; LASER COAGULATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84856851366     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2011-0208     Document Type: Review

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