Hypothesis acardiac twin pregnancies: Pathophysiology‐based hypotheses suggest risk prediction by pump/acardiac umbilical venous diameter ratios

CONCLUSIONOur data provide first evidence that UVD‐ratios allow risk prediction of pump twins. More early uncomplicated and late complicated cases are needed, for example, in a prospective trial, before the separation between uncomplicated and complicated cohorts is accurate enough to support a well‐founded decision on (early) intervention. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - December 1, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Martin J.C. van Gemert, Lourens R. Pistorius, Kurt Benirschke, Gouke J. Bonsel, Frank P.H.A. Vandenbussche, K. Marieke Paarlberg, Jeroen P.H.M. van den Wijngaard, Peter G.J. Nikkels Tags: Hypothesis Source Type: research