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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 100 patients with acute peri-myocardial inflammatory syndromes

From: Left ventricular function in acute inflammatory peri-myocardial diseases – new insights and long-term follow-up

 

Pericarditis

Predominantly pericarditis

Predominantly myocarditis

Myocarditis

Number

37

49

12

2

Age

41+/-14

31+/-9

33+/-12

40+/10

Male /Female

29 /8

46/3

9/3

1/1

CRP / ESR

37 (100%)

All but 1(NA)

11** (91.7%)

2 (100%)

Tn / CK

N/Near N

49 (100%)

11 (91.7%)

2 (100%)

Catheterization/ Cardiac CT

1 (2.7%)

12 (24.5%)

7 (58.3%)

1 (50%)

Chest Pain

37(100%)

47 (95.9%)

10 (83.3%)

1 (50%)

ST elevation

32 (86.5%)*

44 (89.8%)

11 (91.7%)

1 (50%)

EF,%

59.3+/-1.6

56.4+/-5

44.2+/-7.2

27.5+/-10.6

Any WMA

14 (37.8%)

41 (83.7%)

12 (100%)

2 (100%)

WMA Apex

0

3 (6.1%)

1 (8.3%)

2 (100%)

WMA I-P-L

14 (37.8)

33 (67.3%)

5 (41.7%)

2 (100%)

WMA mixed

0

5 (10.2%)

6 (50%)

2 (100%)

Per. Effusion

17 (45.9%)

11 (22.4%)

1 (8.3%)

0

Respiratory infection, sore throat

21 (45.9%)

40 (71.4%)

6 (50%)

100%

  1. * - 5 with less typical ECG changes had symptoms of recent onset, **-CRP on discharge.
  2. WMA Wall motion abnormalities, I-P-L infero-postero-lateral, URI upper respiratory infection, CK creatin phosphokinase, Cardiac, CT–Coronary computed tomography, CRP C-reactive protein, Tn Troponin I, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, N normal.