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Cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus: a review of autoantibody-associated congenital heart block and its impact in an adult population.
Cardiology in review - 1 Jan 2000
Capone Christine, Buyon Jill P, Friedman Deborah M, Frishman William H
Abstract excerpt
Within the last decade the prevalence of adult patients living with congenital heart disease equals that seen in children. This expanding population poses a challenge to clinical cardiologists who will be caring for patients with the clinical manifestations of this condition. Neonatal lupus is a model of passively acquired autoimmunity and is responsible for the majority of clinical cases of congenital heart...
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