RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sinusoidal heart rate rhythms in severe neonatal hypoxia.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 432
OP 435
DO 10.1136/adc.54.6.432
VO 54
IS 6
A1 Reid, M M
A1 Jenkins, J
A1 McClure, G
YR 1979
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/6/432.abstract
AB Sinusoidal heart rate traces were detected in 8 patients, 6 of whom died; the 2 survivors showed evidence of gross cerebral damage. It is felt that the origin of the sinusoidal curve is probably central and reflects loss of central control of heart rate.