Journal article
Fetal Echocardiographic Characteristics of Fused Heart in Thoracopagus Conjoined Twins
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), v 31(7), pp E218-E221
01 Aug 2014
PMID: 24814222
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Abstract
Conjoined twins (CT) are rare with possible serious malformations in which soft tissue, bone, or some organs are joined in utero. The extent of cardiac fusion and intracardiac anatomy of CT determine the viability, natural history, and outcome of potential surgical intervention. Early prenatal diagnosis and assessment may provide a window of opportunity to counsel the family for their informed decision on the pregnancy and to plan for prenatal and perinatal care. In this report, we describe a case of thoracopagus twins diagnosed by fetal echocardiography at 23-week gestation. The 2 hearts fused at the atrial and ventricular levels. The outcome and review of literature on fetal echocardiographic characteristics of this malformation are discussed.
Mini-Abstract Conjoined twins (CT) are rare with possible serious malformations in which soft tissue, bone, or some organs are joined in utero. The extent of cardiac fusion and intracardiac anatomy of CT determine the viability, natural history, and outcome of potential surgical intervention. Early prenatal diagnosis and assessment may provide a window of opportunity to counsel the family for their informed decision on the pregnancy and to plan for prenatal and perinatal care. In this report, we describe a case of thoracopagus twins diagnosed by fetal echocardiography at 23-week gestation. The 2 hearts fused at the atrial and ventricular levels. The outcome and review of literature on fetal echocardiographic characteristics of this malformation are discussed.
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- Title
- Fetal Echocardiographic Characteristics of Fused Heart in Thoracopagus Conjoined Twins
- Creators
- Yu Wu - Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyQing Lv - Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyMing-Xing Xie - Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Hubei Prov Key Lab Mol Imaging, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Ultrasonog,Union Hosp, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R ChinaLin-Yuan Wan - Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyPing-Ping Ren - Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAndrew Ge - University of PennsylvaniaShuping Ge - Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Publication Details
- Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), v 31(7), pp E218-E221
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000340408300006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84905380861
- Other Identifier
- 991019167463404721
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- Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems