Clinical and electrocardiographic characteristics in patients with fulminant myocarditis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and electrocardiographic characteristics in patients with fulminant myocarditis. A total of 72 patients were divided into three groups: pericarditis (control: n = 25), acute myocarditis (n = 27), and fulminant myocarditis (n = 20). Patients' characteristics and electrocardiograms on admission were retrospectively analyzed in the three groups. BNP levels in the fulminant group were significantly higher than those in the other two groups. ST elevation was observed at lead aVR in the fulminant myocarditis group, whereas ST depression was observed at lead aVR in the other groups (p = .001). The maximum degree of ST elevation among the three groups was similar. However, the number of ST-elevation leads in the fulminant myocarditis group was sig

SUBMITTER: Itoh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature