Cardiomyopathy

Investigators at University of Cincinnati have published new data on cardiomyopathy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 6th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Objectives To examine cardiac structural and functional changes in twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), relative to Quintero stage, as a means of evaluating the spectrum of cardiomyopathy in TTTS. This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study of 42 consecutive cases of TTTS referred to a single fetal therapy center."

"Quintero stages were assigned by standard criteria. Presence of ventricular hypertrophy, cardiomegaly, atrioventricular valve regurgitation (AVVR), ventricular systolic dysfunction and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on fetal echocardiography were noted. The Doppler myocardial...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-06)

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