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Pregnancy in a Previously Conjoined Thoracopagus Twin with a Crisscross Heart

Background. Crisscross heart (CCH) is a complex, rare, congenital, rotational, cardiac abnormality that accounts for <0.1% of congenital heart defects (CHD). CCH is characterized by the crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles due to an abnormal twisting of the heart. A case of matern...

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Autores principales: Rimawi, Bassam H., Krishna, Iris, Sahu, Anurag, Badell, Martina L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/594537
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description Background. Crisscross heart (CCH) is a complex, rare, congenital, rotational, cardiac abnormality that accounts for <0.1% of congenital heart defects (CHD). CCH is characterized by the crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles due to an abnormal twisting of the heart. A case of maternal CCH has not been previously reported. Case. We report a case of a primigravida with a CCH, who was separated at birth from her thoracopagus conjoined twin. Pregnancy was managed by congenital cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, and obstetrics. She underwent a 39-week vaginal delivery without maternal or neonatal complication. Conclusion. A successful term pregnancy outcome was achieved in a patient with CCH using a multidisciplinary approach to address her cardiac condition.
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spelling pubmed-45302362015-08-13 Pregnancy in a Previously Conjoined Thoracopagus Twin with a Crisscross Heart Rimawi, Bassam H. Krishna, Iris Sahu, Anurag Badell, Martina L. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Case Report Background. Crisscross heart (CCH) is a complex, rare, congenital, rotational, cardiac abnormality that accounts for <0.1% of congenital heart defects (CHD). CCH is characterized by the crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles due to an abnormal twisting of the heart. A case of maternal CCH has not been previously reported. Case. We report a case of a primigravida with a CCH, who was separated at birth from her thoracopagus conjoined twin. Pregnancy was managed by congenital cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, and obstetrics. She underwent a 39-week vaginal delivery without maternal or neonatal complication. Conclusion. A successful term pregnancy outcome was achieved in a patient with CCH using a multidisciplinary approach to address her cardiac condition. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4530236/ /pubmed/26273483 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/594537 Text en Copyright © 2015 Bassam H. Rimawi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/594537
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