Pathophysiology of coarctation of the aorta in dichorionic twins with growth discordance

G Piacentini^{1

2}, G Mastromoro³, A Bottoni⁴, V Romano^{1

2}, R Riccardi^{1

2}, L Orfeo²

Affiliations

¹ Fetal and Pediatric Cardiology Unit, 'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Neonatology, Department of Woman and Child Health, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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G Piacentini et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan.

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. 2022 Jan;59(1):124-125.

doi: 10.1002/uog.23717.

G Piacentini^{1

2}, G Mastromoro³, A Bottoni⁴, V Romano^{1

2}, R Riccardi^{1

2}, L Orfeo²

¹ Fetal and Pediatric Cardiology Unit, 'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 'San Giovanni Calibita' Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Neonatology, Department of Woman and Child Health, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Response to Correspondence by Piacentini et al.
Kohli U. Kohli U. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Feb;45(2):455-456. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03369-6. Epub 2023 Dec 5. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024. PMID: 38051363 No abstract available.

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