Use of intravenous gamma globulin and corticosteroids in the treatment of maternal autoantibody-mediated cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 715-723

  Trucco, Sara M ^a   Jaeggi, Edgar ^d   Cuneo, Bettina ^e   Moon Grady, Anita J ^a,b   Silverman, Earl ^d   Silverman, Norman ^c   Hornberger, Lisa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e ADVOCATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autoantibodies; autoimmune disease; cardiomyopathy; complete heart block; fetal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LA ANTIBODY; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RITODRINE; RO ANTIBODY; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY, MATERNAL-FETAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551551487     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.044     Document Type: Article

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