Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion

Background. We present here 2 cases of acute twin-twin transfusion occurred during vaginal labor in monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies. Case. Fetal heart rate tracings showed tachycardia in the donor twin in the first case, while they showed reassuring patterns in both twins in the second cas...

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Main Authors: Shunji Suzuki, Nao Iwasaki, Shuichi Ono, Miwa Igarashi, Tomoaki Murata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/498530
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author Shunji Suzuki
Nao Iwasaki
Shuichi Ono
Miwa Igarashi
Tomoaki Murata
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description Background. We present here 2 cases of acute twin-twin transfusion occurred during vaginal labor in monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies. Case. Fetal heart rate tracings showed tachycardia in the donor twin in the first case, while they showed reassuring patterns in both twins in the second case. Conclusion. These differences in changes of fetal heart rate in the donor twins following acute twin-twin transfusion may be resulted from the differences in amount of transfusion and elapsed time.
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spelling doaj-art-a7d68fe02d8e4206bd1ec8194091d1d82025-02-03T00:59:38ZengWileyObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972009-01-01200910.1155/2009/498530498530Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin TransfusionShunji Suzuki0Nao Iwasaki1Shuichi Ono2Miwa Igarashi3Tomoaki Murata4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, JapanBackground. We present here 2 cases of acute twin-twin transfusion occurred during vaginal labor in monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies. Case. Fetal heart rate tracings showed tachycardia in the donor twin in the first case, while they showed reassuring patterns in both twins in the second case. Conclusion. These differences in changes of fetal heart rate in the donor twins following acute twin-twin transfusion may be resulted from the differences in amount of transfusion and elapsed time.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/498530
spellingShingle Shunji Suzuki
Nao Iwasaki
Shuichi Ono
Miwa Igarashi
Tomoaki Murata
Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
title Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
title_full Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
title_fullStr Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
title_full_unstemmed Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
title_short Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Monochorionic Twins Following Acute Twin-Twin Transfusion
title_sort fetal heart rate patterns in monochorionic twins following acute twin twin transfusion
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/498530
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