Positive maternal anti-SSA/SSB antibody-related fetal right ventricular endocardial fibroelastosis without atrioventricular block, reversal of endocardial fibroelastosis

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-178

  Pises, Ngeth ^a,b   Acherman, Ruben J ^a,b   Iriye, Brian K ^c   Rollins, Robert C ^a,b   Castillo, William ^a,b   Herceg, Elizabeth ^c   Evans, William N ^a,b  

^a Childrens Heart Center Nevada   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Fetal cardiology; Fetal echocardiography; Prenatal diagnosis; Right ventricular endocardial fibroelastosis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIGENS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 59649091274     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2073     Document Type: Article

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