Sex differences in natural history of cardiovascular magnetic resonance- and biopsy-proven lymphocytic myocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The role of sex in determining the profile and the outcomes of patients with myocarditis is largely unexplored. We evaluated the impact of sex as a modifier factor in the clinical characterization and natural history of patients with definite diagnosis of myocarditis.

Methods and results

We retrospectively analysed a single-centre cohort of consecutive patients with definite diagnosis of myocarditis (i.e. endomyocardial biopsy or cardiac magnetic resonance proven). Specific sub-analyses were performed in cohorts of patients with chest pain, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure as different main symptoms at presentation. The primary outcome measure was a composite of all-cause mortality or heart transplantation (HTx). We included 312 patients, of which 211, 68% of

SUBMITTER: Castrichini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773744 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature