Monitoring of cardiac-extracardiac haemodynamics and automated fetal heart rate preceding intrauterine death.
A severely growth-retarded fetus was monitored longitudinally for haemodynamic profiles and automated cardiotocogram analysis in the 30 days preceding death. Initially a pattern of hypoxia and moderately deteriorated cardiac function was detected. Later on, signs of progressive heart failure developed, in conjunction with deteriorating fetal heart rate patterns.
Montenegro
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Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hospital de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Bernardes
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Ayres-de-Campos
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Matias
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Areias
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D000328:Adult; D015148:Cardiotocography; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006339:Heart Rate; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal