Table 1.

Characteristics of pediatric patients with acute fulminant myocarditis

Values are presented as median (range) or number.

Respiratory symptoms included cough, rhinorrhea, and dyspnea; gastrointestinal symptoms included nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain; neurologic symptoms included seizure and dizziness; and cardiologic symptoms included palpitations and chest pain.

BW, body weight; AV, atrioventricular; VT, ventricular tachycardia; Vf, ventricular fibrillation; LV, left ventricular; EF, ejection fraction; FS, fractional shortening; CT ratio, cardiothoracic ratio.