A-Cardiac Twin: Two Different Cases and Two Different Prognosis

Number: 1 March 1, 2019
  • Talat Umut Kutlu Dilek
  • Güngör Gonca Yıldırım
  • Savaş Gündoğan
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A-Cardiac Twin: Two Different Cases and Two Different Prognosis

Abstract

A-cardiac twin pregnancy is a rare complication occurs in 1,46 %of all monochorionic twin pregnancies. The fetus whose heart and upper body haven’t been developed and the rest of the body has its blood supply from a branch of the umbilical artery can be considered a healthy fetus? . Usually the complication can be diagnosed in the end of 1st trimester and if the anastomosis of circulation isn’t separated on time, the mortality rate for the healthy fetus who has the blood pumper role will be 55 %. So the obstetric problems such as preterm delivery increase. The death for the fetus who has no heart is certain. Therefore, stopping the blood circulation of the fetus with cardiac abnormality is the main approach to prevent problems such as the lose of the healthy fetus and preterm delivery. We aim to discuss the clinical management of two cases which have been diagnosed with TRAP Twin Reversed Arterial Transfusion in their 11th week of gestation and have had totally different prognosis

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Turkish

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Talat Umut Kutlu Dilek

Güngör Gonca Yıldırım

Savaş Gündoğan

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March 1, 2019

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Year 1970 Number: 1

EndNote
Dilek TUK, Yıldırım GG, Gündoğan S (March 1, 2019) Akardiyak İkiz: İki Farklı Olgu İki Farklı Prognoz. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 1 113–116.