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An unusual course of anti-Ro antibody-mediated fetal complete heart block

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2017

Claudia Renaud ,
Edgar Jaeggi  and
Varsha Thakur
Claudia Renaud
Affiliation:
From the Labatt Family Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Edgar Jaeggi
Affiliation:
From the Labatt Family Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Varsha Thakur*
Affiliation:
From the Labatt Family Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Correspondence to: V. Thakur, Labatt Family Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1X8. Tel: +1 416 779 4752. E-mail: Varsha.thakur@sickkids.ca
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Abstract

Fetal hydrops is a serious complication of immune-mediated congenital complete atrioventricular block. We present the case of a fetus with severe hydrops and profound bradycardia and an unusual favourable outcome. This case enhances the importance of considering the contribution of ventricular ectopic beats to the cardiac output when counselling and predicting outcome of complete heart block.

Keywords

Complete heart blockanti-Ro antibodiesfetalhydropsventricular ectopy
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 171 - 174
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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