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ArticlePaediatric drugs2023

Cardiac Hypertrophy Associated with Insulin Therapy in Extremely Preterm Infants.

Carlo Dani, Michele Luzzati, Iuri Corsini, Chiara Poggi, Venturella Vangi, Caterina Coviello, Simone Pratesi

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Article in Paediatric drugs, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlo DaniDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy. cdani@unifi.it.
Michele LuzzatiDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Iuri CorsiniDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Chiara PoggiDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Venturella VangiDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Caterina CovielloDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Simone PratesiDivision of Neonatology, Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50141, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the neonatal period, cardiac hypertrophy (CH) has been commonly associated with hyperinsulinemic pathologies, and the first case of CH in an extremely preterm infant treated with insulin infusion has recently been reported. To confirm this association, we report a case series of patients who developed CH after insulin therapy.

methodsInfants with gestational age < 30 weeks and birth weight < 1500 g, born from November 2017 to June 2022, were studied if they developed hyperglycemia requiring treatment with insulin and had echocardiographic diagnosis of CH.

resultsWe studied 10 extremely preterm infants (24.3 ± 1.4 weeks) who developed CH at a mean age of 124 ± 37 h of life, 98 ± 24 h after the initiation of insulin therapy. All surviving patients had resolution of CH at discharge, while three of four (75%) of the deceased patients had persistent CH.

conclusionsOur case series supports the association between the development of CH and insulin therapy in extremely preterm infants and suggests further caution and the need for echocardiographic monitoring when treating these fragile patients with insulin.

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Infant, Extremely PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, Very Low Birth WeightInsulinInsulin

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PMID37204612
PMCPMC10284971
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