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- Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence is a rare complication in identical twin pregnancies sharing a placenta, characterized by one normal "pump" fetus and one abnormal, typically nonviable, "acardiac" fetus.
- The acardiac fetus relies on the pump fetus for blood supply, which can lead to heart failure and anomalies in the pump fetus, resulting in high mortality rates.
- Early detection using ultrasound techniques is crucial for managing TRAP, as interrupting the blood flow to the acardiac twin can help reduce the strain on the pump fetus and improve its chances of survival.
Article Abstract
Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence is a rare pregnancy complication occurs in an identical twin pregnancy that share a single placenta. TRAP sequence is a twin's pregnancy includes a normal-developed viable pump fetus and an abnormal usually nonviable acardiac fetus. The nonviable acardiac fetus depends on the pump fetus for his blood supply and put the pump fetus at risk of high cardiac output heart failure and congenital anomalies with high mortality rate. Gray-scale ultrasound and color and pulsed Doppler imaging is a noninvasive accessible imaging modality for the diagnosis of TRAP sequence. Early diagnosis of such conditions is mandatory in order to apply the proper therapeutic measures and to help the normal developed pump fetus to survive. The main goal of management is to interrupt blood supply to the nonviable acardiac fetus to reduce the strain on the heart of the pump fetus thus, increase the chance of survival.
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