Sinusoidal fetal heart rate patterns in severe Rh disease.
Four patients with severe Rh isoimmunization are presented in whom sinusoidal fetal heart rate patterns were recorded. In 2 cases in which the pattern was seen intermittently in the postintrauterine transfusion period, the perinatal outcome was good. In the 2 cases in which the pattern was seen spontaneously and continuously, the outcome was poor, confirming the ominous and possibly agonal significance of the latter pattern.
D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors