Autoimmune congenital heart block is more likely to occur in the babies of women with rheumatic diseases, particularly women seropositive for anti-Ro or anti-La autoantibodies. Here, the authors provide advice for the management of these women and their babies in juxtaposition to a systematic assessment of the epidemiology and classification of the disease.
- Pilar Brito-Zerón
- Peter M. Izmirly
- Munther A. Khamashta