The Fetal Heart in Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

• Main Authors: Tim Van Mieghem (Author), Liesbeth Lewi (Author), Léonardo Gucciardo (Author), Philip DeKoninck (Author), Dominique Van Schoubroeck (Author), Roland Devlieger (Author), Jan Deprest (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is a severe complication occurring in 10% of monochorionic twin pregnancies. The disease is usually explained as due to an intrauterine imbalance in intertwin blood exchange, which leads to a volume depleted-donor twin and an overfilled recipient twin. The recipient...