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A case of beta-cell adenoma of the pancreas in a neonate with congestive heart failure due to severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is reported. In the course of the illness, he developed myocardial infarction, which was probably caused by the limited coronary reserve of the hypertrophied myocardium.
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Hausdorf, G., Grävinghoff, L., Rettig, T. et al. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in neonatal beta-cell adenoma of the pancreas. Pediatr Cardiol 9, 179–181 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02080562
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