Congenital Heart Block in Subsequent Pregnancies of SSA/Ro-Positive Mothers: Cutting Recurrence in Half

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jul 21;76(3):303-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.052.

Authors

Janette F Strasburger¹, Annette Wacker-Gussmann²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: jstrasburger@chw.org.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: anti-SSA/Ro antibodies; congenital heart block; hydroxychloroquine; magnetocardiography; neonatal lupus; prevention.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Female
Fetus
Heart Block / congenital
Heart Block / diagnosis
Heart Block / epidemiology
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine*
Mothers*
Pregnancy

Substances

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Hydroxychloroquine

Supplementary concepts

Congenital heart block