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
1993
Identification of mothers at risk for congenital heart block and other neonatal lupus syndromes in their children. comparison of enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblot for measurement of anti–ss‐a/ro and anti–ss‐b/la antibodies
Buyon J, Winchester R, Slade S, Arnett F, Copel J, Friedman D, Lockshin M. Identification of mothers at risk for congenital heart block and other neonatal lupus syndromes in their children. comparison of enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblot for measurement of anti–ss‐a/ro and anti–ss‐b/la antibodies. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1993, 36: 1263-1273. PMID: 8216420, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780360911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayNeonatal lupus syndromeNeonatal lupusCongenital heart blockHeart blockSDS-immunoblotRo antibodiesHealthy infantsMothers of childrenLupus syndromeLa antibodiesFetal deathAutoimmune diseasesRo antigenRo responseDetectable cardiac involvementFetal death groupSystemic lupus erythematosusSpecific antibody profileMothers of infantsRelated autoimmune diseasesIdentification of mothersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentFine specificity patternsGroups of mothers