Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 355, Issue 9210, 1 April 2000, Pages 1157-1158
The Lancet

Research Letters
Fetal origins of reduced arterial distensibility in the donor twin in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02068-7Get rights and content

Summary

Twin-twin transfusion syndrome permits investigation of vascular programming independent of genetic influence. Arterial distensibiity was lower in the donor twin during infancy, implying the intrauterine vascular remodelling might result in raised cardiac afterload and could influence later cardiovascular health.

References (5)

  • KR Duncan et al.

    The aetiology and management of twin-twin transfusion syndrome

    Prenat Diagn

    (1997)
  • CN Martyn et al.

    Growth in utero, adult blood pressure, and arterial compliance

    Br Heart J

    (1995)
There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

Cited by (112)

  • Long-term outcomes for monochorionic twins after laser therapy in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

    2018, The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
    Citation Excerpt :

    The higher the PWV, the stiffer an artery is. Our pilot study61 of TTTS survivors treated by amnioreduction showed increased PWV in conduit arteries in donor twin infants at a mean age of 11 months when directly compared with their recipient twin. This study also described increased inter-twin pair discordance in PWV with increased duration of TTTS (ie, the longer the duration of TTTS, the greater the discordance in PWV) and prompted an expansion of this study.

View all citing articles on Scopus
View full text