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28-02-2024 | Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome | BRIEF REPORT
Neonatal hemodynamics of recipient twins after fetoscopic selective laser coagulation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: An unicist classification
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2024
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To characterize the neonatal hemodynamic profiles in recipients born after twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) treated with fetoscopic selective laser coagulation (FSLC). Retrospective analysis during the first month of life of recipient twins. Of the 480 newborns born during an 11-year period, 138 recipient twins with prenatal FSLC were classified into four groups: no hemodynamic impairment (NoHI, n = 102, 74%), isolated high blood pressure (HighBP, n = 18, 13%), right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO, n = 10, 7%), and cardiac failure (CF, n = 8, 6%). The time (median (IQR)) between FSLC and birth was significantly shorter in the HighBP (36 days (23–54)) and CF (44 days (18–54)) groups than in the RVOTO (91 days (68–112)) and NoHi (82 days (62–104)) groups (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Four distinct and well-characterized groups of recipients were identified based on their hemodynamics. High blood pressure and heart failure occurred in approximately 20% of the infants and were associated with a time between laser coagulation and birth of less than 2 months.
What is Known: • Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is characterized by a hemodynamic imbalance that leads to high fetal and neonatal mortality if left untreated. One-third of recipient twins born without prenatal fetoscopic laser coagulation (FSLC) develop a life-threatening cardiac failure. | |
What is New: • Four distinct groups of recipient twins with prenatal FSLC have been identified based on their hemodynamics. High blood pressure and cardiac failure occurred in 20% of the infants and were associated with an interval between FSLC and birth of less than 2 months. |