Lachman R, McNabb M, Furmanski M, Karp L
Eur J Pediatr. 1980 Sep;134(3):195-200. doi: 10.1007/BF00441472.
Two cases of acardiac fetuses are presented. Pathological data in 61 cases are tabulated. Cliassification, terminology and patho-physiological findings are discussed. The Acardiac Monster is a form of monozygotic multiple gestation lacking a physiological heart and resulting in a bizarre fetal malformation which is sustained in utero by parasitic anastomoses to the circulation of a normal twin fetus. The precise etiology of this phenomenon is still obscure and suggestions are made for the future evaluation of the acardiac fetus.
本文报告了两例无心胎儿的病例。列出了61例病例的病理数据。对分类、术语和病理生理发现进行了讨论。无心畸胎是单卵多胎妊娠的一种形式，缺乏生理性心脏，导致胎儿出现奇异的畸形，通过与正常双胎胎儿循环的寄生吻合在子宫内维持生存。这种现象的确切病因仍不清楚，并对未来无心胎儿的评估提出了建议。
