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).

In the trial, called S urveillance To P revent AV B lock L ikely to O ccur Q uickly (STOP BLOQ), the incidence of AVB increased with higher levels of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, reaching 7.7% for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

There was no difference in risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes between women with Sjögren's and the control group, but negative outcomes were more frequent with antiphospholipid antibodies.

Although in-hospital maternal and fetal mortality rates for women with SLE have declined over the past 2 decades, the same cannot be said for morbidities, prompting the investigators to conduct a ...