Increased Risk of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in Twin Anaemia Polycythaemia Sequence Donors
TAPS donor twins have a fourfold increased risk of PPHN due to anaemia compared to recipient twins. Given the life-threatening nature of PPHN, TAPS twins should be born in hospitals equipped to treat it.
Authors
- Lisanne S.A. Tollenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2078-2295)
- Ruben S. G. M. Witlox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5063-1316)
- Enrico Lopriore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-5066)
- M J A van de Sande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9477-989X)
- Femke Slaghekke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-0313)
- Arjan B. te Pas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8797)
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542493
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00