Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Does a History of Myocarditis/Perimyocarditis Affect the Outcome? A Swedish Nationwide Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute myocarditis/perimyocarditis presents with a variable prognosis ranging from complete recovery to end-stage heart failure (HF), sudden cardiac arrest, and death. The relationship between a prior history of myocarditis/perimyocarditis and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains unclear.

Methods and results

Using the SCRR (Swedish Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Registry), we analyzed 54 568 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2010 to 2020 where cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted. Patients with a history of myocarditis/perimyocarditis were compared with those without in terms of characteristics and survival. Four hundred ninety-eight patients (0.9%) had a history of myocarditis/perimyocarditis. These patients were predominantly men (7

SUBMITTER: Nadhir S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681582 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature