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ArticleEuropean journal of rheumatology2018

Anti-Ro antibodies and complete heart block in adults with Sjögren's syndrome.

Kerry Jobling, Hanaa Rajabally, Wan-Fai Ng

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Article in European journal of rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kerry JoblingDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Facility, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-5546
Hanaa RajaballyDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Facility, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-6526
Wan-Fai NgDepartment of Rheumatology, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-388X
Royal Victoria Infirmary · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0800629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are emerging case reports worldwide of complete heart block in adults who test positive for anti-Ro antibodies and the underlying primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). The association between fetal/congenital cardiac abnormalities and transplacental transfer of anti-Ro antibodies is well established; there is, however, an ongoing debate about the underlying mechanism of activity of these antibodies in the cardiac tissue. In the past, maternal cardiac tissue was believed to be resistant to these pathogenic effects. This case highlights the need to change our understanding of how these antibodies cause adverse arrhythmogenic cardiac effects in adults. We present the case of a 44-year-old female with pSS and positive anti-Ro autoantibodies, who was diagnosed with autoimmune-induced complete heart block after presenting with dizziness and palpitations. She required insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker and has made a full recovery. Although the arrhythmogenic effects are rare, it may be that cardiac conduction in adults is not as resistant to anti-Ro antibodies as proposed.

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PMID30071943
PMCPMC6116846
OpenAlexW2884765614

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