Buyon, J. P., et al. (2023). Prospective Evaluation of High Titer Autoantibodies and Fetal Home Monitoring in the Detection of Atrioventricular Block Among Anti‐SSA/Ro Pregnancies.

Indeed, 6 out of 10 cases of heart block were in mothers-to-be with extremely high blood anti-SSA/Ro antibody levels above 19,600 ELISA units per milliliter (the highest quartile of measurements ...

Heart rate monitoring may be a crucial means of detecting rhythm abnormalities in the fetuses of pregnant individuals who are positive for anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, according to data presented at ...

Congenital heart block occurs in about 2% of pregnancies of women with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, and it carries a serious risk of fetal illness or death. Almost all survivors of congenital heart ...

Source Reference: Buyon J, et al "Prospective evaluation of high titer autoantibodies and fetal home monitoring in the detection of atrioventricular block among anti-SSA/Ro pregnancies" Arthritis ...

A clinical trial published in Arthritis & Rheumatology found that high levels of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies antibodies in pregnant women are associated with fetal atrioventricular block, which occurs ...

The presence of anti-SSA/RO antibodies in pregnant patients can predict adverse pregnancy outcomes, including spontaneous abortion, according to data derived from Sheng X, et al. Pediatr Rheumatol ...

Maternal anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies are associated with congenital heart block (CHB), a rare condition marked by damage to fetal cardiac conduction tissues and subsequent inflammation ...

Despite steady declines in maternal and fetal mortality among pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ... antiphospholipid or anti-ro/SSA antibodies, ...