A Case of Atrial Septal Defect in Identical Twins.
10.4070/kcj.1994.24.5.722
- Author:
Jong Tae LEE
;
Hun Kwan LIM
;
Tae Myeung CHOI
;
Sung Koo KIM
;
Young Joo KWON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atrial septal defect;
Multifactorial inheritance
- MeSH:
Adult;
Heart Diseases;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*;
Humans;
Korea;
Mothers;
Multifactorial Inheritance;
Pregnancy;
Twins;
Twins, Monozygotic*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1994;24(5):722-725
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Atrial septal defect is one of the most common congenital heart diseases in adult, of which absolute causes is not confirmed, but explained by multifactorial inheritance. In Korea, there has been no case report of atrial septal defect in identical twins in spite of some reports of atrial septal defect in relatives and twins in other countries. We present a first case of atrial septal defect in identical twins whose mother had no infection or medication history during pregnancy.
