Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33825056›Full record

ReviewHerzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2021

[Fetal ECG and arrhythmias].

Verena D Gravenhorst, Heike E Schneider, Matthias J Müller, Ulrich Krause, Barbara Felke, Thomas Paul

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Review in Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management Principles of Fetal Premature Atrial Contractions.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2026
    Review
  2. [Arrhythmias in pregnancy].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2021
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Verena D GravenhorstKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Pneumologie, Kinderherzklinik/Überregionales EMAH-Zentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland. verena.gravenhorst@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Heike E SchneiderKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Pneumologie, Kinderherzklinik/Überregionales EMAH-Zentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Matthias J MüllerKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Pneumologie, Kinderherzklinik/Überregionales EMAH-Zentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Ulrich KrauseKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Pneumologie, Kinderherzklinik/Überregionales EMAH-Zentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Barbara FelkeKlinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Thomas PaulKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Pneumologie, Kinderherzklinik/Überregionales EMAH-Zentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The normal fetal heart rate ranges between 110 und 180 beats per minute (bpm). Intrauterine arrhythmias are not an uncommon finding. Fetal echocardiography (ECG) allows for correct diagnosis of the arrhythmia, which is prerequisite for decision making and treatment. Most fetal rhythm disturbances are the result of premature atrial contractions and are of little clinical significance. Intrauterine bradycardias (heart rate < 110 bpm) result from sinus node dysfunction, complete AV block and nonconducted atrial bigeminy. Isolated complete heart block related to maternal anti-SSA/Ro or SSB/La auto-antibodies is irreversible in almost all fetuses. Anti-inflammatory therapy and chronotropic medication may improve outcome. Newborn babies often require pacemaker implantation to augment cardiac output. Intrauterine tachycardias (heart rate > 180 bpm) are most commonly related to supraventricular tachycardia and atrial flutter. Specific antiarrhythmic medication is available to stop the arrhythmia and to prevent hemodynamic deterioration.

Indexed as

Fetal DiseasesArrhythmias, CardiacBradycardiaEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyFetal bradycardiaFetal echocardiographyFetal tachycardiaFetusTransplacental therapy

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PMID33825056
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