Hypoglycemia and supraventricular tachycardia in infant of diabetic mother- A possible association
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About 10 % of infants of diabetic mothers show evidence of cardiac dysfunction, Atrioventricular block has been documented in infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) 3.Reactive hypoglycemia has been reported to trigger atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in an adult 4.
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