Ruptured vasa praevia indicated by a sinusoidal fetal heart rate pattern: a case report.
A sinusoidal heart rate pattern is usually considered to signify fetal distress. A case is reported in which the diagnosis vasa praevia was considered 20 h after a short period of vaginal bleeding, after the occurrence of a sinusoidal heart-rate pattern.
Kruitwagen
R F
RF
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Nijhuis
J G
JG
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology