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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01216-7 |