Prenatal diagnosis of congenital complete heart block
Rev Port Cardiol. 2007 Jun;26(6):669-74.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliation
- 1 Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Centro de Diagnóstico Pré-natal, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal. patriciacmc@zmail.pt
Abstract
Congenital complete heart block (CHB) is a conduction defect with an incidence in the general population of 1/15,000 to 1/22,000 live births. It is frequently associated with structural heart defects or maternal autoimmune disease. We describe a case of CHB associated with maternal systemic lupus erythematosus and review our previous cases and experience of CHB.
MeSH terms
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Heart Block / congenital*
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Heart Block / diagnostic imaging*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal*