Congenital heart block associated with Sjögren syndrome: case report

BACKGROUND: Congenital heart block is a rare complication of pregnancy associated with Sjögren Syndrome that may result in the death of the foetus or infant, or the need for pacing in the newborn or at a later stage. CASE REPORT: The case is presented of a 64-year-old patient with primary Sjögren Sy...

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Autores principales: Moutasim, Karwan A, Shirlaw, Penelope J, Escudier, Michael P, Poate, Timothy WJ
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19638228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-7682-2-21
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Congenital heart block is a rare complication of pregnancy associated with Sjögren Syndrome that may result in the death of the foetus or infant, or the need for pacing in the newborn or at a later stage. CASE REPORT: The case is presented of a 64-year-old patient with primary Sjögren Syndrome and a history of having given birth to two sons with congenital heart block, both of whom required pacing several years later. CONCLUSION: The literature relating to this association is discussed including the suggested mechanism, long-term outcome of mothers of children with congenital heart block and preventive treatment strategies.

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