Abstract
An infant with persistent hyperinsulinism had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that progressed until near-total pancreatectomy was performed. After pancreatectomy the condition resolved. Hyperinsulinism may be a cause of treatable cardiomyopathy.
MeSH terms
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / congenital
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology*
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Insulin / blood
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Male
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Diseases / blood
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Pancreatic Diseases / complications*
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Pancreatic Diseases / congenital
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Pancreatic Diseases / surgery