Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence is more common than generally accepted

ConclusionEarly acardiac twinning is not a rare event. The 1944‐based 1% acardiac monochorionic incidence has a weak basis and could therefore be (much) larger. Knowing this incidence more precisely may contribute to our knowledge of embryonic splitting in unequal cell masses. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 14, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Martin J.C. Gemert, Jeroen P.H.M. Wijngaard, Frank P.H.A. Vandenbussche Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research