1999
Comparison of treatment with fluorinated glucocorticoids to the natural history of autoantibody‐associated congenital heart block: Retrospective review of the research registry for neonatal lupus
Saleeb S, Copel J, Friedman D, Buyon J. Comparison of treatment with fluorinated glucocorticoids to the natural history of autoantibody‐associated congenital heart block: Retrospective review of the research registry for neonatal lupus. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1999, 42: 2335-2345. PMID: 10555029, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199911)42:11<2335::aid-anr12>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockSecond-degree blockThird-degree blockGroup B fetusesGroup BGroup AHeart blockAge 4 yearsNeonatal lupusPericardial effusionPleural effusionResearch RegistryFluorinated steroidsAutoantibody-associated congenital heart blockAnti-SSB/La antibodiesAnti-SSA/RoFluorinated glucocorticoidsNatural historyInitial echocardiographic evaluationDuration of pregnancyIntrauterine growth restrictionFirst-degree blockNumber of deathsComparison of treatmentsSteroid therapy
1998
Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry
Buyon J, Hiebert R, Copel J, Craft J, Friedman D, Katholi M, Lee L, Provost T, Reichlin M, Rider L, Rupel A, Saleeb S, Weston W, Skovron M. Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1658-1666. PMID: 9626848, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00161-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockNeonatal lupus syndromeSSA/RoWeeks of gestationRecurrence rateLa antibodiesSubsequent pregnancySSA/Ro-SSB/La antibodiesAutoantibody-associated congenital heart blockDevelopment of CHBAnti-SSB/La antibodiesAnti-SSA/RoIsolated congenital heart blockClose echocardiographic monitoringLate second trimesterDays of lifeSSB/LaSufficient medical recordsMajor structural abnormalitiesMaternal autoantibodiesLupus syndromeNeonatal lupusEchocardiographic monitoringLupus RegistryHeart block