Ten infants who had paroxysmal atrial tachycardia in utero or at birth are reported. Because of apparent fetal distress, caesarean section was performed in 4 cases and labour was induced in 1. Birthweight was generally large for gestational age. Severe ascites and hydrops at birth were manifestations of cardiac failure. Atrial flutter was recorded in 4 infants and supraventricular tachycardia i...

This study examined the effect of an acute maternal stress response and anxiety on fetal heart rate. Seventeen healthy, 3rd-trimester pregnant women (mean age = 26 +/- 6 years) were instrumented for continuous electrocardiography, blood pressure (BP), respiration, and fetal heart rate (HR). Subjects completed the state anxiety subscale of the State Trait Personality Inventory (STPI), then reste...

Introduction. Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is an acquired disease of the newborn caused by transplacental transfer of maternal anti-Ro/SSA, anti-La/SSB, and infrequently anti-U1 RNP antibodies. Methodology. This is a case report of a male infant delivered via Caesarean section at 36-week gestation following detection of fetal bradycardia during routine antenatal clinic visit. Results. The...

Turner, O.B.E., M.A., M.D., F.R.GP., F.R.C.P.E. (Pp. viii + 155; figs. 177. 20s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1963. THIS book is a collection of articles on "Clinical Electrocardiography in General Practice" published by the author in the Practitioner in 1962. It is intended for those who wish to learn some of the elementary principles of a complicated subject. The value and limi...

serves as a corroborator of clinical observations, and not as the sole means of making the diagnosis, the criticism is not justified. This conclusion applies to electrocardiography that has now been established as a standard part of cardiovascular diagnosis. The publication of another edition of Dr. Maher's treatise within two years shows its popularity. The book begins with a brief resume of t...

In this paper, independent component analysis (ICA) is used for blind source separation of biomedical signals. Visual and quantitative tests of the ability of ICA to separate signals were performed using a fast ICA algorithm. Results obtained from simulated and FECG signals show that the ICA performance using the whitening matrix of the mixed signals was superior to that of random initial weights.

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost-effectiveness of the use of cardiotocography (CTG) complemented with fetal electrocardiography and ST analysis compared with the use of CTG alone in term deliveries when a decision has been made to use fetal monitoring with a scalp electrode. DESIGN A cost-effectiveness analysis based on a probabilistic decision model incorporating relevant strategies and lifelong...