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Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence is more common than generally accepted
1 Jul 2015
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BACKGROUND: Approximately 75% of monozygotic twin pregnancies share one monochorionic placenta where placental anastomoses are virtually always present to connect the two fetoplacental circulations. These anastomoses cause several serious complications such as acardiac twinning. Acardiac twins lack a functional heart but nevertheless show fetal growth because the normal pump twin perfuses the acardiac body...
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