Jill P Buyon, Mala Masson, Caroline G Izmirly, Colin Phoon, Ruben Acherman, Elena Sinkovskaya, Alfred Abuhamad, Majd Makhoul, Gary Satou, Whitnee Hogan, Nelangi Pinto, Anita Moon-Grady, Lisa Howley, Mary Donofrio, Anita Krishnan, Homa Ahmadzia, Stephanie Levasseur, Erin Paul, Sonal Owens, Kristopher Cumbermack, Jyothi Matta, Gary Joffe, Christopher Lindblade, Caitlin Haxel, Katherine Kohari, Joshua Copel, James Strainic, Tam Doan, Karla Bermudez-Wagner, Conisha Holloman, Shreya S Sheth, Stacy Killen, Theresa Tacy, Michelle Kaplinski, Lisa Hornberger, Philip M Carlucci, Peter Izmirly, Nicola Fraser, Robert M Clancy, Bettina F Cuneo
OBJECTIVE: This prospective study of pregnant patients, Surveillance To Prevent AV Block Likely to Occur Quickly (STOP BLOQ), addresses the impact of anti-SSA/Ro titers and utility of ambulatory monitoring in the detection of fetal second-degree atrioventricular block (AVB). METHODS: Women with anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies by commercial testing were stratified into high and low anti-52-kD and/or 60-kD SSA/Ro titers applying at-risk thresholds defined by previous evaluation of AVB pregnancies...
November 10, 2023: Arthritis & Rheumatology