Successful in utero therapy of fetal heart block
Copel J, Buyon J, Kleinman C. Successful in utero therapy of fetal heart block. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 1384-1390. PMID: 7503173, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90621-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete heart blockFetal heart blockHeart blockAntibody levelsCongenital complete heart blockHeart block patientsMaternal antibody levelsPositive antibody screenSimilar antibody levelsSecond-degree blockDegree of blockCardiac conduction systemFetal cardiac conduction systemConcurrent myocarditisGlucocorticoid therapyMaternal autoantibodiesBlock patientsMaternal antibodiesAntibody screenUtero therapyCord samplesCardiac contractilityRapid resolutionB antibodiesCardiac conduction