Am J Perinatol 1988; 5(3): 295-296
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999708
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1988 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Sinusoidal Fetal Heart Rate Pattern Associated with Gastroschisis

John P. Elliott, Ronald J. Castro, Daniel F. O'Keeffe
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1111 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona
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Publication Date:
04 March 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

A case of true sinusoidal fetal heart rate associated with fetal gastroschisis is presented. No other known etiologic factors associated with a sinusoidal pattern were present. The pathophysiologic mechanism in this case is unclear, but fetal anomalies may be associated with elevated arginine vasopressin levels leading to the distinctive sinusoidal fetal heart rate response.

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