Inter-twin growth discordance in monochorionic twins as a novel risk factor for preeclampsia

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Akihide Ohkuchi. Hypertens Res. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;48(3):1024-1026.

doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-02047-1. Epub 2024 Dec 5.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi, Japan. okuchi@jichi.ac.jp.

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Keywords: Dichorionic twins; Estimated fetal weight; Inter twin growth discordance; Monochorionic twins; Preeclampsia.

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Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: The author declares no competing interests.

Impact of inter-twin growth discordance on preeclampsia: based on ultrasonic estimated fetal weight.
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