title: Development of complete heart block in an adult patient with Sjögren's syndrome and anti-Ro/SS-A autoantibodies.
abstract: We describe the occurrence of complete heart block in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome. The patient's serum contained antibodies to both the 60-kd and 52-kd Ro proteins. This case indicates that although the adult atrioventricular node may be relatively resistant to the development of anti-Ro-associated heart block, it can nevertheless be affected.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pickrell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reichlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C035356:SS-A antibodies