Acardiac Twinning With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension And Biventricular Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Case Report
VOLUME: 61 ISSUE: 4
P: 223 - 225
December 2008

Acardiac Twinning With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension And Biventricular Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2008;61(4):223-225
1. Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
2. Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology
3. Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine , Department of Pediatrics
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Received Date: 25.02.2009
Accepted Date: 04.06.2009
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ABSTRACT

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