Cardiac catheterization in diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease in thoracopagus conjoined twins

Over the last two decades, surgical separation of thoracopagus conjoined twins has become increasingly feasible. Delineation of the degree of cardiac involvement is essential to establish the feasibility of surgical separation. We describe our experience of cardiac catheterization both in the diagno...

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Published in:Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2000-10, Vol.51 (2), p.159-167
Main Authors: McMahon, Colin J., Mullins, Charles E., Vick III, G. Wesley, Caville, Cecille C., Bezold, Louis I., Nihill, Michael R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiology. Vascular system
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
conjoined twin
Coronary Angiography
Diseases in Twins - diagnosis
Female
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
thoracopagus
Thorax - abnormalities
Twins, Conjoined
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Summary:Over the last two decades, surgical separation of thoracopagus conjoined twins has become increasingly feasible. Delineation of the degree of cardiac involvement is essential to establish the feasibility of surgical separation. We describe our experience of cardiac catheterization both in the diagnosis and management of nine sets of thoracopagus twins who presented to a single center over three decades and discuss its role in conjunction with other modern diagnostic modalities. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:159–167, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/1522-726X(200010)51:2<159::AID-CCD6>3.0.CO;2-D