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. 2024 Mar 4;2024:9000598. doi: 10.1155/2024/9000598

Table 2.

Demographics and clinical data of studied patients. All descriptive parameters are obtained from the original papers.

Demographic variables

N = 108
Age (years) 34.8 ± 18.1 (range 0–72)
≤20 30 (27.8%)
≥60 10 (9.3%)
Sex
Male 67 (62.0%)
Female 41 (38.0%)
Comorbidities
Not described 21
None 48
Hypertension 12
Obesity 11
Diabetes mellitus 8
Asthma (including allergic cough) 4
Heart diseases 4
Gynecologic diseases 3
Hyperlipidemia 3
Connective tissue disorders 3
Blood disorders 2
Mental disorders 2

Dose of vaccination N=19
0 15
1 2
2 1
3 1
≥4 0

Clinical data

Initial symptoms N=98 (excluding 10 patients with relevant information unavailable)
Fever 51 (52.0%)
Dyspnea or shortness of breath 45 (45.9%)
Diarrhea 20 (20.4%)
Chest pain 20 (20.4%)
Cough 19 (19.4%)
Vomiting 17 (17.3%)
Abdominal pain 13 (13.3%)
Asthenia 9 (9.2%)
Fatigue 9 (9.2%)
Weakness 5 (5.1%)
Lethargy 5 (5.1%)
Loss of appetite 3 (3.1%)

Concurrent with pneumonia N=43
2020 20
2021 20
2022 3

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) N=108
LVEF ≤ 20% 48 (52.2%)
20 < LVEF ≤ 30% 31 (33.7%)
30 < LVEF ≤ 40% 7 (7.6%)
40 < LVEF ≤ 50% 3 (3.3%)
50% < LVEF including preserved or normal 3 (3.3%)
Unclassified 16

Pericardial effusion N=108
Yes 45 (65.2%)
No 24 (34.8%)
Not described 39
Left ventricular wall thickening N=108
Yes 24 (40.7%)
No 35 (59.3%)
Not described 49

Arrhythmia N=40
VT 11
Asystole/cardiac arrest 6
PEA 6
VF 5
RBBB 5
AF 4
CAVB 4
Long QT 2
Ectopic wandering atrial pacemaker 1

Diagnostic modality N=49
Only CMR 14
Only biopsy 23
Both CMR and biopsy 12

Mechanical circulatory support N=67
ECMO 56 (83.6%)
Impella 19 (28.4%)
IABP 12 (12.9%)
RVAD 2 (3.0%)
Combination 20 (29.9%)

Outcome N=107 (excluding 1 patient with relevant information unavailable)
Alive 83 (77.6%)
Dead 24 (22.4%)

AF, atrial fibrillation; CAVB, complete atrioventricular block; CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pumping; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; RVAD, right ventricular assist device; RBBB, right bundle branch block; VF, ventricular fibrillation; and VT, ventricular tachycardia.