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

Van Mieghem, Tim; Martin, AM; Weber, R; Barrea, C; Windrim, R; Hornberger, LK; Jaeggi, E; Ryan, G

doi:10.1002/uog.12454

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

Author:

Van Mieghem, Tim

Martin, AM ; Weber, R ; Barrea, C ; Windrim, R ; Hornberger, LK ; Jaeggi, E ; Ryan, G

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Acoustics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, aortic atresia, echocardiography, fetal surgery, fetoscopy, heart, pulmonary atresia, TTTS, twin, SURGERY, PREVALENCE, 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, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3215 Reproductive medicine

Abstract:

Cardiac dysfunction is common in the recipient fetus of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). In this study, we aimed to document the severity of fetal cardiac dysfunction in Stage IV TTTS (fetal hydrops) and assess evolution of cardiac function longitudinally after fetoscopic laser surgery.