title: Ruptured vasa praevia indicated by a sinusoidal fetal heart rate pattern: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kruitwagen
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Nijhuis
mesh_terms: 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