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.

Keywords

• Anti Ro/La antibody
• congenital heart block
• neonatal bradycardia