Sinusoidal pattern together with signs of moderate fetal hypoxia associated with a true knot of cord.
The fetal heart rate pattern of a dying fetus due to tightening of a true knot of cord is presented. Sinusoidal pattern was electronically recorded along wih bradycardia--tachycardia. The importance of the sinusoidal pattern is discussed. It seems to imply fetal compromise if observed together with other signs of moderate fetal distress.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014470:Umbilical Cord