Abstract Number: 1761 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Prospective Open Label Preventive Approach to Congenital Heart Block with Hydroxychloroquine (PATCH) Study Demonstrates a Reduction in the Recurrence Rate of Advanced Block
Background/Purpose: Based on encouraging bench to bedside results including experimental evidence supporting Toll-like receptor signaling in the pathogenesis of CHB, a case control study demonstrating…Abstract Number: 2866 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in a Longitudinal Follow-Up of Neonatal Lupus
Background/Purpose: Cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus (NL) have been associated with significant morbidity and mortality, however there has been minimal information on long-term outcomes of…Abstract Number: 164 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Natural Killer Cell Ligand Polymorphism, HLA-C Asn80Lys, with the Development of Anti-SSA/Ro Associated Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Fetal exposure to maternal anti-SSA/Ro antibodies is necessary but insufficient for the development of congenital heart block (CHB), suggesting the potential of a fetal…Abstract Number: 941 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ro/SSA Autoantibody Exposed Neonates Have an Expansion of NK Cells and a Discernible Type II IFN Signature with High IFNγ in Peripheral Blood
Background/Purpose: Congenital heart block (CHB) may develop in the fetus of women with Ro/SSA autoantibodies. The mothers are commonly diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome or SLE.…Abstract Number: 1061 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Endothelial Cell Transcriptome Analyses Support a Pathological Role of Metabolic and Inflammasome Genes in Anti-SSA/Ro-Associated Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: The role of Type I IFN in anti-SSA/Ro-associated Congenital Heart Block (CHB) may include an adverse consequence to the cardiac vasculature. One scenario consistent…Abstract Number: 2817 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression Patterns of Interferon Induced Genes in Newborns Exposed to Ro/SSA Autoantibodies in Utero
Background/Purpose: Women with Sjögren’s syndrome and autoantibodies against Ro/SSA are at risk for pregnancy complications, including neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) and a congenital heart block…Abstract Number: 2454 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cohort of Pregnant Women with Ro/La Antibodies: Risk of Fetal Third Degree Atrioventricular Block and Use of Hydroxychloroquine
Background/Purpose: Third degree atrioventricular block(AVB), a rare congenital complication, duplicate-triplicate frequency up to 2% when Ro/La maternal antibodies are present. Incidence rises to 17-20% in…Abstract Number: 3117 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of Autoimmune Diseases and Genetic Predisposition in Children with Neonatal Lupus and Their Unaffected Siblings
Background/Purpose: Neonatal Lupus (NL) is a model of passively acquired autoimmunity conferred by exposure to maternal anti-Ro antibodies. This study was initiated to address the…Abstract Number: 1059 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Atrioventricular Block, Atrial Fibrillation and Pacemaker Implantation in Ankylosing Spondylitis, Undifferentiated Spondylarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Compared to the General Population
Background/Purpose: There is a known association between conduction disturbances and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The risk of conduction disturbances in other phenotypes of spondylarthritis (SpA) is…Abstract Number: 2515 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MEK5/ERK5, a Lynchpin of Human Cardiac Fibroblast Transdifferentiation to a Scarring Phenotype in Autoimmune Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies (Ab) reactive with the SSA/Ro-SSB/La ribonucleoprotein complex is associated with the development of cardiac injury in the fetus passively…
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