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. 2017 Mar 26;9(3):268–276. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i3.268

Table 3.

Acute event rates

All patients (n = 131) MI (n = 34) Myocarditis (n = 47) “No LGE” (n = 50) P
Ventricular event, n (%) 18 (13.8) 9 (26.5) 7 (14.9) 2 (4.0)1 0.013
VT, n (%) 17 (13.0) 9 (26.5) 6 (12.8) 2 (4.0)1 0.011
Prolonged VT or VF, n (%) 8 (6.1) 4 (11.8) 4 (8.5) 01 0.06
VF, n (%) 1 (0.8) 0 1 (2.1) 0 0.41
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P significant between MI and “no LGE” groups. MI: Myocardial infarction; LGE: Late gadolinium enhancement; VF: Ventricular fibrillation; VT: Ventricular tachycardia.