Acute myocarditis according to age: Presentation, management and early outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Acute myocarditis (AM) is a rare but severe disease affecting patients of all ages. Large multicentric studies comparing children and adults are currently lacking. We aimed to elucidate differences in presentation, management, and outcomes of AM across age groups.

Methods

We analysed a comprehensive French national cohort study, encompassing 53 paediatric and adult units from March 2020 to November 2021, collecting data on baseline characteristics, evolution, management and in-hospital complications. Myocarditis-related events (MRE) within 30 days included all-cause death, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, ventricular arrhythmias or complete AV block.

Results

We included 745 AM patients (328 children and 417 adults), mainly male (73.4%) with a median age of 10.9

SUBMITTER: Karsenty C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature