Table 1.
Demographic and histopathologic findings
| Study characteristics | Median/Count | Percent | Available data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autopsied hearts | 277 | ||
| Reports | 22 | ||
| Consecutive autopsies | 165 | 73.0% | 226 |
| Demographics | |||
| Male | 172 | 62.1% | 277 |
| Age | 75 (range 22-97) | 254 | |
| BMI | 26.9 (range 14.9-59) | 139 | |
| Disease length1 | 10 days (range 1-51) | 167 | |
| Heart disease | 153 | 55.2% | 277 |
| Hypertension | 152 | 54.9% | 277 |
| Diabetes2 | 89 | 32.1% | 277 |
| Obesity | 44 | 15.9% | 277 |
| COPD/emphysema | 70 | 25.3% | 277 |
| Renal disease | 51 | 18.4% | 277 |
| Malignancy | 44 | 15.9% | 277 |
| Sleep apnea | 12 | 4.3% | 277 |
| Dementia | 34 | 12.3% | 277 |
| Cardiovascular findings | |||
| Heart weight | 483 gm (range 250-1070) | 73 | |
| Cardiac amyloidosis | 11 | 4.0% | 277 |
| Myocarditis | 20 | 7.2% | 277 |
| Pericarditis | 19 | 6.9% | 277 |
| Nonmyocarditis inflammation | 35 | 12.6% | 277 |
| Single cell ischemia | 38 | 13.7% | 277 |
| Small vessel thrombi | 30 | 10.8% | 277 |
| Macrothrombi | 53 | 19.1% | 277 |
| Intravascular megakaryocytes | 9 | 3.2% | 277 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 13 | 4.7% | 277 |
Key
1
Mimimal time from diagnosis/symptoms to death.
2
Both type I and type II.