Cardiac hypertrophy and insulin therapy in a pre-term newborn: is there a relationship?

Abstract Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in newborns is a rare condition with heterogeneous etiologies. While the relationship between hyperinsulinism and cardiac hypertrophy (CH) is known, hyperinsulinism has not been reported as cause of HCM. Case presentation We report the case of ca...

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Autors principals:	Guglielmo Salvatori, Giulia Brindisi, Mario Colantonio, Anna Maria Zicari
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2022-02-01
Col·lecció:	Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Matèries:	Hyperinsulinemia Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hyperglycemia Parenteral nutrition (PN), extremely low birth weight (ELBW)
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01216-7
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