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. 2018 Sep 13;2018:3625139. doi: 10.1155/2018/3625139

Table 4.

Other reported cases of myocarditis in hepatitis A.

Author, year Botero et al. [8], 2017 Park et al. [6], 2011 Jagtap et al. [7], 2008
Age, gender 10, M 33, F 19, M
Peak key liver laboratory values AST = 378 U/L
ALT = 280 U/L
Bilirubin = 26.9 mg/dL
AST = 172 U/L
ALT = 214 U/L
Bilirubin = 3.7 mg/dL
ALT = 7080 U/L
Bilirubin = 9.2 mg/dL
Peak troponin Not reported 2.17 ng/mL Reported as “positive”
Cardiac symptoms None reported None reported None reported
ECG changes Bradycardia, low voltage, and 3rd-degree AV block Sinus tachycardia and mild T wave inversions in II, III, aVF, and V2–V6 Sinus tachycardia
Ejection fraction 59% 52% with LV global hypokinesis 35% with septum and posterior wall severely hypokinetic
Time to resolution 5 days after liver transplant 9 days after admission All investigations normal at one-month follow-up

AST =  aspartate aminotransferase; ALT =  alanine aminotransferase; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; F = female; M = male.