Fetal Diagnosis in a Unique Case of Vascular and Cardiac Interdependence in Omphaloischiopagus Conjoined Twins.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Mansi Gaitonde, Emory University; Joseph Kreeger, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; William Border, Emory University; Jessica Roberts, Emory University; Summer Elshenawy, Emory University; Franklyn Geary, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta; Erik Michelfelder, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-06
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: 2021 by the American Society of Echocardiography. Published by Elsevier Inc.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.case.2021.01.007
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: CASE (Phila)
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 196
• End Page: 199
• Keywords: High output heart failure; Fetal echocardiography; Congenital heart disease; Conjoined twins; Omphalopagus
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

• Cardiac interdependence in conjoined twins is a rare phenomenon. • Presence of congenital heart disease may be an important prognostic factor. • There is high risk of high-output heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in the donor twin. • If reconstruction is feasible, early separation may improve the chance of survival.