Association of amniotic fluid natriuretic peptide levels with ductus venosus Doppler flow in recipient twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

ConclusionA positive correlation between the DV-PI and afNT-proBNP levels of recipient twins with TTTS was observed. The recipient twin with an increased DV-PI is expected to be under a high cardiac load; therefore, DV-PI is a useful parameter for assessing increased NT-proBNP levels consecutively and noninvasively.Clinical Trial RegistrationThis study was registered with Japanese Clinical Trial Registry “UMIN-CTR” (http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index-j.htm; trial ID numbers UMIN000024486 and 000037702).
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasonics - Category: Radiology Source Type: research