Key result
Balloon angioplasty successfully treated critical coarctation of the aorta after birth in a donor twin with twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Why the study?
Monochorionic twins with TTTS face increased risk of acquired CHDs from cardiac hemodynamic changes, warranting greater attention to heart abnormalities in this population.
Highlights the successful use of balloon angioplasty for critical coarctation of the aorta in a donor twin with twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Monochorionic twins (MC) are at increased risk of CHDs, especially acquired CHDs in twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Multiple cardiac abnormalities in MC twins with TTTS are to be expected due to cardiac hemodynamic changes. Therefore, more attention to this group of patients should be given regarding heart abnormalities.
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Golbabaei et al. (2022) studied this question. Balloon angioplasty successfully treated critical coarctation of the aorta after birth in a donor twin with twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
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