Cardiac troponin I levels and its relation to echocardiographic findings in infants of diabetic mothers

80 full-term neonates during the first three days of life, including 40 infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) and 40 infants of non-diabetic healthy mothers (INDMs). Excluded preterm neonates (<37 weeks), major anomalies, severe hypoxia, respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal sepsis, and maternal history of hypertension, preeclampsia, or rheumatic heart disease.

Infant of a diabetic mother (IDM)

Infant of a non-diabetic healthy mother (INDM)

Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and neonatal echocardiographic changes (cardiac structure and function) during the first three days of lifesurrogate