Cogent Medicine (Dec 2016)

Concordance hypoplastic left heart syndrome in dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: A rare case report

  • Halis Özdemir,
  • Hakan Kalayci,
  • Tayfun Çok,
  • Elif Didem Özdemir,
  • Ebru Tarim,
  • Nazan Özbarlas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2016.1199524
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1

Abstract

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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital birth defect, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a relatively common form of CHD, with an estimated incidence of 0.1–0.25 per 1,000 live births. However, twin pregnancies in which both fetuses are affected by HLHS are very rare. Herein, we present the first reported case of dichorionic dizygotic twins concordant for this condition.

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