PubMed · 1999 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyEndocrinologyNeonatologyCongenital DisordersCongenital HyperinsulinismCongenital Pancreatic DisordersMetabolic CardiomyopathyPancreatectomy For HyperinsulinismTotal Pancreatectomy
A neonate with congenital focal hyperinsulinism developed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that progressed until partial pancreatectomy was performed. Surgery was followed by complete resolution of the condition. Hyperinsulinism may be a cause of treatable cardiomyopathy.