Case Report

Acardiac Twinning With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension And Biventricular Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  • Ayla Günlemez
  • A. Engin Arısoy
  • Abdulkadir Babaoğlu
  • Gülcan Türker
  • Ayşe S. Gökalp

Received Date: 25.02.2009 Accepted Date: 04.06.2009 J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2008;61(4):223-225

Acardiac twin pregnancy is a rare but serious complication of monochorionic twinning. This acardiac twin gestation complicated by reversible severe pulmonary hypertension and biventricular hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the pump twin demonstrates the importance of antenatal treatment.

Keywords: Acardiac twin, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Persistent pulmonary hypertension