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Fetal Heart Tone Location

MedGen UID:
457519
•Concept ID:
C2985293
•
Finding

Definition

The site of fetal cardiac sounds that can be distinctly detected in relation to the maternal abdomen. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFetal Heart Tone Location

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical aspects of fetal heart auscultation.
Herbert WN, Bruninghaus HM, Barefoot AB, Bright TG
Obstet Gynecol 1987 Apr;69(4):574-7. PMID: 3547213

Diagnosis

Uterine torsion complicated by severe placental abruption in the second trimester: a case report and literature review.
Liu S, Zhou L, Song B, Liu D, Zheng C, Wu X, Wei Z, Chen X
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 21;23(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05377-z. PMID: 36681791Free PMC Article
The newborn examination: part I. Emergencies and common abnormalities involving the skin, head, neck, chest, and respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
Fuloria M, Kreiter S
Am Fam Physician 2002 Jan 1;65(1):61-8. PMID: 11804443
Combined echocardiographic and Doppler assessment of fetal congenital atrioventricular block.
Kleinman CS, Copel JA, Hobbins JC
Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1987 Oct;94(10):967-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb02271.x. PMID: 3689729

Therapy

Expression of prostanoid receptors in human ductus arteriosus.
Leonhardt A, Glaser A, Wegmann M, Schranz D, Seyberth H, Nüsing R
Br J Pharmacol 2003 Feb;138(4):655-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705092. PMID: 12598419Free PMC Article
Air: an effective indicator of intravenously located epidural catheters.
Leighton BL, Gross JB
Anesthesiology 1989 Dec;71(6):848-51. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198912000-00007. PMID: 2589674

Prognosis

Uterine torsion complicated by severe placental abruption in the second trimester: a case report and literature review.
Liu S, Zhou L, Song B, Liu D, Zheng C, Wu X, Wei Z, Chen X
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 21;23(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05377-z. PMID: 36681791Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Uterine torsion complicated by severe placental abruption in the second trimester: a case report and literature review.
Liu S, Zhou L, Song B, Liu D, Zheng C, Wu X, Wei Z, Chen X
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 21;23(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05377-z. PMID: 36681791Free PMC Article
Expression of prostanoid receptors in human ductus arteriosus.
Leonhardt A, Glaser A, Wegmann M, Schranz D, Seyberth H, Nüsing R
Br J Pharmacol 2003 Feb;138(4):655-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705092. PMID: 12598419Free PMC Article
Air: an effective indicator of intravenously located epidural catheters.
Leighton BL, Gross JB
Anesthesiology 1989 Dec;71(6):848-51. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198912000-00007. PMID: 2589674

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