Prenatal diagnosis of congenital complete heart block.
Congenital complete heart block (CHB) is a conduction defect with an incidence in the general population of 1/15,000 to 1/22,000 live births. It is frequently associated with structural heart defects or maternal autoimmune disease. We describe a case of CHB associated with maternal systemic lupus erythematosus and review our previous cases and experience of CHB.
Costa
Patrícia
P
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Centro de Diagnóstico Pré-natal, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal. patriciacmc@zmail.pt
Carriço
Ana
A
Ramalho
Carla
C
Matias
Alexandra
A
Monterroso
José
J
Areias
José Carlos
JC
D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal