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Complete heart block is a rare disease encountered in 1 in 15,000 births. It is mostly seen in babies with structurally normal heart, and its strong association with maternal anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies has been established. Once diagnosed, management include insertion of a permanent pacemaker in neonatal period which has shown to have excellent outcomes. Other therapies include in utero corticosteroids administration which may be considered for incomplete varieties in early gestational period.
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Barwad, P., Uppal, L. (2020). Management of Neonate with Heart Block. In: Sharma, S. (eds) Women's Health in Autoimmune Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0114-2_22
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