Various Modalities for Evaluation of a Fused Heart in Conjoined Twins

Conjoined twins are a rare congenital anomaly with an estimated incidence of 1/50,000 to 1/100,000. Among thoracopagus conjoined twins, 75% have a fused heart. We compare the usefulness of various modalities for evaluating cardiovascular structure in fused-heart conjoined twins. We report a series o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2012, Vol.33 (1), p.192-200
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Hao-Chuan, Lo, Chiao-Wei, Weng, Zen-Chung, Hwang, Betau, Lee, Pi-Chang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Angiography - methods Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Comparative analysis Conjoined twins Diagnosis Echocardiography Fatal Outcome Female Genetic disorders Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis Humans Infant, Newborn Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pregnancy Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Twins, Conjoined - pathology Vascular Surgery
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