Fetal cardiac function in recipient twins undergoing fetoscopic laser ablation of placental anastomoses for Stage IV twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-69

  Van Mieghem, T ^a   Martin, A M ^a   Weber, R ^b   Barrea, C ^b   Windrim, R ^a   Hornberger, L K ^b,c   Jaeggi, E ^b   Ryan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

aortic atresia; echocardiography; fetal surgery; fetoscopy; heart; pulmonary atresia; TTTS; twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS; VASCULARIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HYDROPS FETALIS; PROCEDURES;

CANADA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; LASER THERAPY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84879504686     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12454     Document Type: Article

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