Population
47 infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs), comprising 24 symptomatic and 23 asymptomatic infants.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May support conservative monitoring of hypertrophy in IDMs; leaves open need for larger prospective studies to guide practice.
Cardiomyopathy in infants of diabetic mothers is a transient, nonfamilial condition characterized by septal and right ventricular hypertrophy that typically resolves within the first 6 months of life.
Gutgesell et al. (1980) studied this question.
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