Table 4.
Case 1 [13] | Case 2 [14] | Case 3 [15] | Case 4 [16] | Case 5 [17] | Case 6 [18] | Case 7 [19] | Case 8 [20] | Case 9 [21] | Case 10 [22] | |
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Corticosteroids | No | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No |
Interferon/lopinavir/ritonavir | No/no | Yes/yes | N/A | No/yes | No/no | Yes/yes | N/A | No/no | No/no | No |
NSAIDS/colchicine | No/no | No | N/A | No/no | No/yes | No/no | N/A | No/no | No/no | No |
Immunoglobulin | N/A | Yes | N/A | No | No | Yes | N/A | Yes | No | No |
β-blocker | Yes | No | N/A | Yes | No | No | N/A | No | No | No |
ACE-inhibitor | Yes | No | N/A | No | No | No | N/A | No | No | No |
Inotropes/CRRT/ECMO use | No/no/no | No/yes/yes | N/A | Yes/no/no | Yes/No/No | Yes/no/Yes | N/A | Yes/no/no | No/no/No | Yes/no/no |
Prognosis | Near normal (3 weeks) | Death after 33 days (healthcare-acquired pneumonia) | N/A | Improvement (on day 6: reduction of LV wall thickness, LVEF 44%, slight decrease of pericardial effusion) | Improved (LVEF 82%) and discharged | Regained biventricular function within few days but required ECMO | Death on arrival | Improvement (normal myocardial injury markers 3 weeks later) | Improved and discharged | Discharged on day 12 completely recovered |