This 8th Edition of Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents:
Including the Fetus and Young Adult, provides updated and useful information from leading …

Background Monochorionic twin pregnancies are high-risk, however at present, no
screening test is available to predict which monochorionic twin pregnancy will develop …

This review addresses the physiology of monochorionic diamniotic (MC/DA) twins and the
potential for twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). It focuses on the underlying …

Objectives This systematic review explores cardiac adaptation in monochorionic (MC) twins
with twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) or selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR) and …

The Myocardial Performance Index (MPI) or Tei index, presented by Tei in 1995, is the ratio
of the sum of the duration of the isovolumetric contraction time (ICT) and isovolumetric …

Women with twin or higher-order pregnancies will typically have more ultrasound
examinations than women with a singleton pregnancy. Most women will have at minimum a …

Objectives To establish normal reference ranges for the fetal left modified myocardial
performance index (Mod‐MPI) measured by the Auto Mod‐MPI system and evaluate Mod …

Twin pregnancies are associated with an increased risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Pregnancy complications related to twins, such as fetal growth restriction, and twin-to-twin …

The incidence of twin pregnancies has been rising, largely attributable to increasing use of
artificial reproductive techniques. Ultrasound plays a critical role in establishing the …

Abstract Introduction: Both tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and pulsed wave Doppler (PWD)
Myocardial Performance Indices (MPIs) have been proposed as tools for functional fetal …