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Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block. Case Report and Review of the Literature
| dc.contributor.author | Massa, AC | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freitas, I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Borges, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrano, F | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-17T12:52:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-02-17T12:52:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Congenital complete atrioventricular block (AVB) without cardiac malformation is a rare and potentially fatal condition. In most cases it is associated with maternal systemic lupus erythematosus through transplacental passage of antibodies anti-SSA/Ro and/or anti-SSB/La. Antenatal fluorinated-steroids have been successful in reversing first and second degree congenital AVB but inconsistent in third degree block. Case Report:The authors report a case of fetal bradycardia diagnosed at 24 weeks of gestation. The fetal echocardiogram revealed a second/third degree AVB without structural heart disease. Maternal anti-SSA/Ro antibodies were detected. There was no blockage improvement with maternal oral fluorinated-steroids. An elective cesarean section was performed at term with the delivery of a healthy girl that required an epicardical pacemaker on the 8th day of life. Conclusion: In this case, treatment with maternal fluorinated corticosteroids was not effective in preventing progression of the heart block. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Acta Obstet Ginecol Port 2015; 9 (4): 318-321 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2387 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Federação das Sociedades Portuguesas de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | MAC MED MAF | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | MAC MED | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | HSM CAR PED | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Atrioventricular Block | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Antibodies | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Steroids, Fluorinated | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Pregnancy | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block. Case Report and Review of the Literature | pt_PT |
| dc.title.alternative | Bloqueio Aurículo-Ventricular Completo Congénito. Caso Clínico e Revisão da Literatura | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 321 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 318 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |