Article
Reversible complete atrioventricular block in a neonate with maternal anti-Sjögren's syndrome-associated antibody: atypical phenotype of autoimmune congenital heart block.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Nov 2023
Saiki Hirofumi, Saito Kanchi, Sato Akira
Abstract excerpt
The fetus of anti-Sjögren's syndrome-associated antibody-positive mother developed complete atrioventricular block at 39 weeks of gestation and required urgent ventricular pacing after birth. Unexpectedly, the patient recovered from the atrioventricular block within a few days. Fraction analysis of maternal anti-Sjögren's syndrome-associated antibody revealed positivity for isolated anti-Ro/SSA 60 kDa antibody,...
Topics
- Infant, Newborn
- Heart Block
- Phenotype
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Humans
- Atrioventricular Block
- Sjogren's Syndrome
