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 cardiac hypertrophy (CH) in an Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) infant; this patient underwent insulin therapy after the onset of persistent hyperglycemia due to parenteral nutrition (PN), supporting the hypothesis of a role of iatrogenic hyperinsulinemia in the development of HCM. Conclusions: The present case underlines the importance of a close cardiological follow-up in infants undergoing insulin infusion for an alteration in the glucose metabolism.

Cardiac hypertrophy and insulin therapy in a pre-term newborn. is there a relationship / Salvatori, Guglielmo; Brindisi, Giulia; Colantonio, Mario; Zicari, Anna Maria. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1824-7288. - 48:1(2022), pp. 1-5. [10.1186/s13052-022-01216-7]

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

Giulia Brindisi
;
Anna Maria Zicari
2022

Abstract

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 cardiac hypertrophy (CH) in an Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) infant; this patient underwent insulin therapy after the onset of persistent hyperglycemia due to parenteral nutrition (PN), supporting the hypothesis of a role of iatrogenic hyperinsulinemia in the development of HCM. Conclusions: The present case underlines the importance of a close cardiological follow-up in infants undergoing insulin infusion for an alteration in the glucose metabolism.
2022
hyperinsulinemia; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; hyperglycemia; parenteral nutrition (pn); extremely low birth weight (elbw)
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Cardiac hypertrophy and insulin therapy in a pre-term newborn. is there a relationship / Salvatori, Guglielmo; Brindisi, Giulia; Colantonio, Mario; Zicari, Anna Maria. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1824-7288. - 48:1(2022), pp. 1-5. [10.1186/s13052-022-01216-7]
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