Epicardial fat thickness in infants of diabetic mothers.

Background: Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in adults and children has been related to the metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors; however, scarce studies have evaluated it in infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) in whom, alterations in the thickness of the interventricular septum have been reported. This study compares the EFT in IDM versus infants of non-diabetic mothers (INDM) and its association with others echocardiographic parameters.

Methods: We performed a cross sectional study in 93 infants (64 IDM and 29 INDM).

Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy in Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants Born to Diabetic Mothers.

Objective: To compare the frequency of asymmetric septal hypertrophy in appropriate for gestational age infants born to diabetic mothers with those born to non-diabetic mothers.

Methods: We compared 38 full term infants born to diabetic mothers with 85 full term infants of non-diabetic mothers. 2-D echocardiography was obtained in the first 24 hours after birth.

Diagnosis of Mucopolysaccharidosis Based on History and Clinical Features: Evidence from the Bajio Region of Mexico.

Introduction Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are infrequent deposit diseases; generally, the diagnosis is delayed until symptoms appear. Age or presentation is related to the severity of the disease. A substantial number of patients are misdiagnosed since they describe nonspecific initial symptoms and signs in common.

Insulin and Leptin Levels in Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Infants of Diabetic Mother.

Objective: Intensified management of gestational diabetes mellitus can normalize birth weight. However, it is still unknown whether intrauterine exposure to maternal diabetes is a risk factor for changing hormone levels involved in the development of insulin resistance in these infants. We compared insulin and leptin levels in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants of diabetic and non diabetic mothers.

Factors associated with early severe intraventricular haemorrhage in very low birth weight infants.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with early IVH grades III-IV in the first 72 h of life in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants.

Methods: A case-control study was performed in 28 preterm infants and 55 controls. The mean of all blood gas determinations, presence of arterial hypotension, variables related to mechanical ventilation, as well as antenatal and neonatal comorbidities during the first 3 days of life were evaluated.