Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of COVID-19-Associated Acute Myocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute myocarditis (AM) is thought to be a rare cardiovascular complication of COVID-19, although minimal data are available beyond case reports. We aim to report the prevalence, baseline characteristics, in-hospital management, and outcomes for patients with COVID-19-associated AM on the basis of a retrospective cohort from 23 hospitals in the United States and Europe.

Methods

A total of 112 patients with suspected AM from 56 963 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were evaluated between February 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021. Inclusion criteria were hospitalization for COVID-19 and a diagnosis of AM on the basis of endomyocardial biopsy or increased troponin level plus typical signs of AM on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. We identified 97 patients with possibl

SUBMITTER: Ammirati E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989611 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature