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Clinical trial in pregnant women aims to detect foetal cardiac defects
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
High levels of these antibodies in pregnant women were linked to foetal atrioventricular block (AVB), which occurs when inflammation and subsequent scarring prevent electric signals from the heart's atria from reaching the ventricles. The condition causes life-long pacing and can be deadly.
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