title: Remission of congenital complete heart block without anti-Ro/La antibodies: A case report.
abstract: Anti-Ro/La negative congenital heart block (CHB) is uncommon. We report one such case of CHB, with no associated structural heart disease or maternal autoantibodies. The heart block reverted to sinus rhythm spontaneously at two weeks of age, and the patient remains in sinus rhythm at a one year followup. Whether patients with antibody negative complete heart block have a different clinical course is conjectural.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anindya Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Syamal Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sardar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Arun Kumarendu
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Anti Ro/La antibody; congenital heart block; neonatal bradycardia