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The utility of ultrasound and biochemical markers for the purpose of predicting cardiac failure in recipient's fetuses in twin-twin transfusion syndrome.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K16875
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Obstetrics and gynecology
Research InstitutionYamaguchi University (2018-2020)
Kawasaki Medical School (2017)

Principal Investigator

Murata Susumu  山口大学, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (00420521)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords双胎間輸血症候群 / 受血児心不全 / 右室流出路狭窄 / 心不全マーカー / ナトリウム利尿ペプチド前駆体 / 胎児治療 / 心不全 / 羊水 / 超音波 / 周産期医学 / 双胎 / 一絨毛膜二羊膜性双胎 / 心機能
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was to evaluate the recipient cardiac function who underwent fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (FLP) for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). The cardiac function was measured by ultrasound myocardial performance index (MPI) and amniotic fluid levels of brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) in the recipients. During this study, 25 women underwent FLP. Of the 21 cases were Quintero stage 1 to stage 3 donor (group A), and 4 cases were stage3 recipient to stage4 (group B). There was no significant difference in the median left ventricular MPI of the recipients between the group A and B (0.49 vs. 0.40, p>0.05) and the median right ventricular MPI (0.49 vs. 0.44, p>0.05). However, the median NT-pro BNP / TP ratio (TP: protein concentration, ng/g) was 1385 (153-3105) in group A and 3773 (1846-6450) in group B, NT-pro BNP in group B was significantly higher than group A (p<0.05). The NT-pro BNP / TP ratio is a useful index for evaluation of the recipient cardiac function.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

双胎妊娠で一絨毛膜性双胎に発症する双胎間輸血症候群は、循環血液量が減少する供血児と、循環血液量が増加する受血児が発生する。受血児は血液量増加により心不全を来し易い。現在では胎児鏡下胎盤吻合血管レーザー凝固術が普及し、双胎間輸血症候群は胎児期に治療可能となり、生存率も向上した。しかし、レーザー凝固術後でも受血児心不全が治癒しないことがある。本研究では、受血児の心不全を超音波検査以外の手法で検出する検討を行った。結果、レーザー凝固中に採取する受血児の羊水の検討で術前に心不全が疑われる受血児は、心不全が疑われない受血児に比べ、統計学的に有意に心不全マーカーの数値が高値となることが判明した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Prevalence of right ventricular outflow tract abnormalities among recipients in twin-twin transfusion syndrome after fetoscopic laser surgery in 90 consecutive cases2020

    • Author(s)
      Murata Susumu、Nakata Masahiko、Sugino Norihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

      Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 117-121

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10396-019-00982-y

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 双胎間輸血症候群における受血児心不全マーカーとしてのNT-proBNP測定意義2021

    • Author(s)
      村田晋
    • Organizer
      第57回日本周産期・新生児医学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 第2世代FLP術者における治療成績について2019

    • Author(s)
      村田晋
    • Organizer
      第17回日本胎児治療学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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