Journal
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 15-21Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8802
Keywords
cardiac function; growth restriction; monochorionic twin; prediction; twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Funding
- Flemish Community of Belgium [IWT/070715]
- European Commission [MEST CT2005 019707]
- Carlos III Institute of Health (Spain) [CM08/00105]
- Emili Letang fellowship from the Hospital Clinic
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Objective The aim of this study was to identify predictors of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) in monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies with moderate amniotic fluid discordance (mAFD). Methods Monochorionic twins with mAFD (n = 45; gestational age, 15-29 weeks) were assessed for extent of fluid discordance, fetal growth discordance and fetal cardiac dysfunction, and were followed longitudinally. A prediction algorithm was constructed for TTTS and sIUGR and validated in an unrelated cohort (n = 52). Results Cardiac dysfunction could not predict TTTS or sIUGR. Twins below 20 weeks of gestation with a fluid discordance of >= 3.1 cm had a risk of TTTS of 85.7%. Sensitivity for TTTS was nevertheless only 55%. An intertwin weight discordance of >= 25% had 63% sensitivity and 76% specificity for sIUGR without TTTS. Conclusion The outcome of MCDA twins with mAFD remains unpredictable, yet high-risk and low-risk subgroups for TTTS can be identified based on severity of fluid discordance and gestational age. Copyright (C) 2011 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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