Mortality among infants of diabetic mothers with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Objective

To assess the association between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and mortality among infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs).

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized IDMs admitted at ≤14-days-old in the Pediatric Health Information System (years 2004 − 2019). Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between HCM and mortality; covariates in the model were prematurity, sex, and congenital malformations of the cardiovascular, nervous, urinary and musculoskeletal systems.

Results

Among 32,993 IDMs, there were 203 (0.6%) with HCM. Black and Hispanic children were disproportionately represented among children with HCM compared to those without HCM (23.2 vs. 14.9%, p = .001 for Black, and 30.0 vs. 22.1%, p = .007 for Hispanic). IDMs with HCM were also larger at birth (median birth weight 4120 g [interquartile range 3600-4703] vs. 3270 g [interquartile range 2535–3910]; p < .001). In-hospital mortality in patients with HCM was greater than in those without HCM (4.9 vs. 1.3%, p < 0.001), and odds of mortality were greater among those with HCM (adjusted odds ratio 2.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.04−4.25; p = .038).

Conclusion

We identify HCM as a contributor to in-hospital mortality. These data reinforce the need for more specific diagnostic criteria, better prevention of maternal diabetes, and effective therapies for HCM in IDMs.

Keywords:

• Infant of a diabetic mother
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• diabetes

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Ms. Julie Nick and Ms. Elizabeth Bond, who were instrumental in performing data acquisition and statistical analysis. No funding to report.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s). Neither Ms. Nick nor Ms. Bond disclose any conflicts of interest.